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Undulostreini

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Undulostreini was named by Harry (1985). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ostreinae by Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa
Undulostrea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Undulostreini Harry
2010Undulostreini Bouchet et al.
2011Undulostreini Carter et al. p. 8

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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
tribeUndulostreiniHarry 1985
tribeUndulostreiniHarry 1985

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.

Tr. Undulostreini Harry 1985
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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
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

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

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene48.07 - 27.3Haiti Ostrea megodon (173456)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Colombia Undulostrea megodon (131219 131220)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Baja California Sur) Ostrea megodon (43845 43846 43847 43946 44042)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Undulostrea megodon (135043)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Manabi) Ostrea megodon (60772)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Costa Rica Ostrea megodon (134655)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ecuador (Manabi) Ostrea megodon (51884 51886 51887)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Mexico (Baja California Sur) Ostrea cerrosensis (43685 43688) Ostrea megodon (43680)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Chile (Antofagasta) Undulostrea megodon (96707)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ecuador Ostrea megodon (96596)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica Ostrea megodon (66791)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Mexico (Baja California) Ostrea megodon (97124 97127 97129)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Mexico (Sonora) Ostrea megodon (96564)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Peru Ostrea megadon (97650)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica Ostrea megodon (134664)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama Ostrea megodon (134663)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Ecuador (Manabi) Ostrea megodon (51878)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Peru Ostrea megadon (97649)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Peru Ostrea megadon (96897)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Ostrea megodon (96594)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Ecuador Undulostrea megodon (62040)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Ostrea megodon (96586)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Peru Ostrea megodon (207003 207004 207005)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Ostrea megodon (160361)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) Undulostrea megodon (160394)