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Taxonomy
Ostrea gigantissima was named by Finch (1824). It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Crassostrea gigantissima by Ward (1992); it was recombined as Striostrea gigantissima by Bolton and Portell (2013).
It was recombined as Crassostrea gigantissima by Ward (1992); it was recombined as Striostrea gigantissima by Bolton and Portell (2013).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1824 | Ostrea gigantissima Finch |
| 1992 | Crassostrea gigantissima Ward |
| 2013 | Striostrea gigantissima Bolton and Portell p. 75 |
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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.
†Striostrea gigantissima Finch 1824
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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, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bartonian | USA (Georgia) | Crassostrea gigantissima (3527 3528) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | USA (Georgia) | Crassostrea gigantissima (91113) | |
| Chattian | USA (North Carolina) | Crassostrea gigantissima (71650) |