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Taxonomy
Undulostrea was named by Harry (1985) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Ostreidae by Todd (2001); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Undulostreini by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Ostreidae by Todd (2001); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Undulostreini by Bouchet et al. (2010).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1985 | Undulostrea Harry |
| 2001 | Undulostrea Todd |
| 2002 | Undulostrea Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Undulostrea Bouchet et al. |
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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.
G. Undulostrea Harry 1985
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Undulostrea megodon Hanley 1846 [arc oyster]
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Invalid names: Ostrea cerrosensis Gabb 1866 [synonym], Ostrea gallus Valenciennes 1846 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 48.07000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma
Collections (38 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene | Haiti | Ostrea megodon (173456) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Colombia | U. megodon (131219 131220) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Ostrea megodon (43845 43846 43847 43946 44042) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Ecuador (Esmeraldas) | U. megodon (135043) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Ecuador (Manabi) | Ostrea megodon (60772) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Costa Rica | Ostrea megodon (134655) | |
| Pliocene | Ecuador | Ostrea megodon (96596) | |
| Pliocene | Mexico (Baja California) | Ostrea megodon (97124 97127 97129) | |
| Pliocene | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Ostrea cerrosensis (43685 43688) Ostrea megodon (43680) | |
| Pliocene | Costa Rica | Ostrea megodon (66791) | |
| Pliocene | Ecuador (Manabi) | Ostrea megodon (51884 51886 51887) | |
| Pliocene | Mexico (Sonora) | Ostrea megodon (96564) | |
| Pliocene | Chile (Antofagasta) | U. megodon (96707) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Peru | Ostrea megadon (97650) | |
| Piacenzian | Panama | Ostrea megodon (134663) | |
| Piacenzian | Costa Rica | Ostrea megodon (134664) | |
| Piacenzian - Gelasian | Ecuador (Manabi) | Ostrea megodon (51878) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Peru | Ostrea megadon (97649) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | Peru | Ostrea megadon (96897) | |
| Pleistocene | Ecuador | U. megodon (62040) | |
| Pleistocene | Mexico (Baja California) | Ostrea megodon (96594) | |
| Pleistocene | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Ostrea megodon (96586) | |
| Pleistocene | Peru | Ostrea megodon (207003 207004 207005) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Ostrea megodon (160361) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Panama (Panama) | U. megodon (160394) |