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Taxonomy
Ostrea plicatula was named by Gmelin (1791) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Miocene-Recent; Mediterranean.]. It is extant.
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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| 1791 | Ostrea plicatula Gmelin |
| 2005 | Ostrea plicatula El-Hedeny p. 723 |
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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 plicatula Gmelin 1791
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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 Middle Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 15.98000 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Miocene | Egypt | Ostrea plicatula (78613) | |
| Tortonian | Greece | Ostrea plicatula (60746) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Italy (Sardinia) | Ostrea plicatula (84304) |