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Taxonomy
Ostrea elegans was named by Deshayes (1832) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; Western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Crassostrea (Cubitostrea) elegans by Glibert and van de Poel (1965); it was recombined as Cubitostrea elegans by Le Renard (1994).
It was recombined as Crassostrea (Cubitostrea) elegans by Glibert and van de Poel (1965); it was recombined as Cubitostrea elegans by Le Renard (1994).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1832 | Ostrea elegans Deshayes |
| 1965 | Crassostrea (Cubitostrea) elegans Glibert and van de Poel p. 64 |
| 1994 | Cubitostrea elegans Le Renard |
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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.
†Cubitostrea elegans Deshayes 1832
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | Ostrea elegans (3257 3258) | |
| Lutetian | United Kingdom (England) | Cubitostrea elegans (8124 8125) | |
| Lutetian | Libya (Ajdabiya) | Ostrea elegans (42129) | |
| Bartonian | Egypt | Ostrea elegans (42052) | |
| Priabonian | Egypt (Fayum) | Ostrea elegans (74737) | |
| Priabonian | Libya | Ostrea elegans (42144) | |
| Priabonian | Egypt | Ostrea elegans (79700 86659) |