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Taxonomy
Ostrea equestris was named by Say (1834) [DISTRIBUTION: Holocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Ostrea (Alectryonia) equestris by da Silva Forti (1969); it was recombined as Ostreola equestris by Clavijo et al. (2005).
It was recombined as Ostrea (Alectryonia) equestris by da Silva Forti (1969); it was recombined as Ostreola equestris by Clavijo et al. (2005).
Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. agnevoensis, O. ajatensis, O. arkotensis, O. bryani, O. chillyensis, O. cunabula, O. densata, O. denselamellosa, O. duvergieri, O. elhuyari, O. eothirsae, O. equatoralis, O. equatorialis, O. erina, O. esutoruensis, O. fimbriata, O. guaranitica, O. idriaensis, O. idrianensis, O. lapillicola, O. longiuscula, O. mackayi, O. maradensis, O. maxima, O. mcnairyensis, O. mesentrica, O. palaemon, O. pauciplicata, O. penegemmea, O. petrosal, O. restinensis, O. rionegrensis, O. rudicula, O. sakaryensis, O. sallomacensis, O. selleformis, O. sicardi, O. sinuosa, O. skidegatensis, O. sloani, O. sublingua, O. tigiliana, O. trachydiscus, O. virgata, O. boriesi, O. boussaci, O. cimana, O. mitsuiana, O. rouardti, O. rouaulti, O. perirregularis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1834 | Ostrea equestris Say |
| 1969 | Ostrea (Alectryonia) equestris da Silva Forti p. 75 |
| 1982 | Ostrea equestris Woodring p. 612 |
| 2005 | Ostreola equestris Clavijo et al. p. 394 |
| 2016 | Ostrea equestris Raith et al. p. 269 figs. Fig. 3 |
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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.
Ostrea equestris Say 1834
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†Ostrea equestris heothina Woodring 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (31 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tortonian | Panama (Colon) | Ostrea equestris (145195 145200 145211 145249 145250 145253 145334 145342 145354) | |
| Tortonian | Panama | Ostrea equestris (93051 93057 93166 93167 93168 93170 93172 93173 93174 93177) | |
| Tortonian | Venezuela | Ostreola equestris (130981) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) | Ostrea equestris (175628) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Uruguay | Ostrea equestris (195917 195928 195933) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Jamaica | Ostreola equestris (80407) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Ostrea equestris (61311 96538) | |
| Holocene | Brazil | Ostrea equestris (72116) | |
| Holocene | USA (Florida) | Ostrea equestris (97606 97610) | |
| Holocene | Brazil (Nova Brasilia) | Ostrea equestris (43706) |