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Striostrea

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Striostrea Vyalov
1980Striostrea Vokes p. 67
1987Striostrea Moore pp. 30, 32
1998Striostrea Lamprell and Healy p. 136
2001Striostrea Todd
2002Striostrea Sepkoski
2010Striostrea Bouchet et al.
2012Striostrea Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 242
2013Striostrea Bolton and Portell p. 68
2016Striostrea Raith et al. p. 276

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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
subfamilyStriostreinaeHarry 1985
genusStriostreaVyalov 1936

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.

G. Striostrea Vyalov 1936
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Striostrea appressa Gabb 1869
Striostrea bourgeoisii Rémond 1863
Striostrea bourgeoisii perrini Hall and Ambrose 1916
Striostrea cahobasensis Pilsbry and Brown 1910
Striostrea dorsata Sowerby 1825
Striostrea freudenbergi Hertlein and Jordan 1927
Striostrea paucichomata Bolton 2013
Striostrea subtitan Loel and Corey 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: EP, IM, CE, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-08-18 17:09:17
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:09:17
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (57 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Mexico (Baja California Sur) Ostrea appressa (43762)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) S. zonulata (8125) S. zonulata, S. dorsata (8124)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Georgia) Crassostrea gigantissima (3527 3528)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Crassostrea gigantissima (91113)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Ostrea dorsata (42640)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (California) Ostrea bourgeoisii (199729)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (North Carolina) Crassostrea gigantissima (71650)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Panama Crassostrea cahobasensis (42557 92983)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45USA (California) Ostrea titan (100260)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama Crassostrea cahobasensis (42608 42609)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Ostrea freudenbergi (44981 71223 238186 238217 238234) Ostrea titan (203554 237911 238163 238171 238176 238178 238179 238258)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Puerto Rico Ostrea cahobasensis (80204 80205)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Baja California Sur) Ostrea freudenbergi (96568)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58South Africa S. margaritacea (22220)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Panama Crassostrea cahobasensis (42606 42611 42615 42621 42622 49491 49493 92988 92989)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Ostrea bourgeoisii (159672)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Mexico (Tamaulipas) Ostrea cahobasensis (43092 43093 43094 43095 43096)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Africa Ostrea prismatica (77528)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58South Africa (Western Cape) S. margaritacea (118257 118306 118317 118318 118319)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa (Western Cape) S. margaritacea (118303 118308 118311)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Ecuador Ostrea prismatica (97639)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Angola S. denticulata (152645)