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Ostrea normalis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Ostrea normalis Gardner

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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(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
genusOstreaLinnaeus 1758
speciesnormalisGardner 1926

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 normalis Gardner 1926
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Burdigalian or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (Florida) Ostrea normalis (61129)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (South Carolina) Ostrea normalis (92430)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (Florida) Ostrea normalis (42432 42433 42436 42437 42438 42440 42441)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Texas) Ostrea normalis (18614)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Ostrea normalis (42379 42421 42425 42426 42428 42430)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Florida) Ostrea normalis (18586)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Ostrea normalis (18613)