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Cubitostrea plicata

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Chama plicata was named by Solander (1766) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; Western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Crassostrea (Cubitostrea) plicata by Glibert and van de Poel (1965); it was recombined as Ostrea (Cubitostrea) plicata by Wozny (1977); it was recombined as Crassostrea plicata by Le Renard (1993); it was recombined as Cubitostrea plicata by Le Renard (1994), Lan (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Chama plicata Solander
1965Crassostrea (Cubitostrea) plicata Glibert and van de Poel p. 65
1977Ostrea (Cubitostrea) plicata Wozny p. 103
1993Crassostrea plicata Le Renard
1994Cubitostrea plicata Le Renard
1997Cubitostrea plicata Lan

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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
subfamilyOstreinaeRafinesque 1815
genusCubitostreaSacco 1897
speciesplicata(Solander 1766)

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 plicata Solander 1766
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:24:48
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:08:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 48.07000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Ostrea plicata (42583)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Ostrea plicata (171535)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Cubitostrea plicata (8047)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Yvelines) Cubitostrea plicata (177970 177971 177972 177974 177975)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Egypt (Quseir) Cubitostrea plicata (3300)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Cubitostrea plicata (3263)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Hungary Ostrea plicata (171635)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Poland Ostrea plicata (49749 49750)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Ostrea plicata (40523 42636 42639 42641 42644)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Ostrea plicata (42582 42584 42585 42586 42640 42658 42662)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9China (Xinjiang) Cubitostrea plicata (77852)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria (Burgas) Ostrea plicata (85445)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Libya Cubitostrea plicata (42142)