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Arctostrea falacata

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy

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Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyLophinaeVialov 1936
genusArctostreaPervinquiere 1910
speciesfalacata

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Arctostrea falacata (4111)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Arctostrea falacata (4173 4177 4178 4180 4186 4193 4217 4225 4230)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Arctostrea falacata (4137 4146 4147 4151 4160 4162 4164 4167 4172)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Arctostrea falacata (4399 4460 4502)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Arctostrea falacata (4371 4372)