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Taxonomy
Ostrea multicostata was named by Deshayes (1832) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Crassostrea multicostata by Glibert and Van de Poel (1965); it was recombined as Ostrea (Turkostrea) multicostata by Strougo (1976), Glibert (1985); it was recombined as Cubitostrea multicostata by Jeffery and Tracey (1997); it was recombined as Turkostrea multicostata by Moneer et al. (2024).
It was recombined as Crassostrea multicostata by Glibert and Van de Poel (1965); it was recombined as Ostrea (Turkostrea) multicostata by Strougo (1976), Glibert (1985); it was recombined as Cubitostrea multicostata by Jeffery and Tracey (1997); it was recombined as Turkostrea multicostata by Moneer et al. (2024).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1832 | Ostrea multicostata Deshayes p. 363 |
| 1920 | Ostrea multicostata Douvillé p. 160 figs. Pl 4, fig 2 |
| 1965 | Crassostrea multicostata Glibert and Van de Poel p. 65 |
| 1976 | Ostrea (Turkostrea) multicostata Strougo p. 29 |
| 1985 | Ostrea (Turkostrea) multicostata Glibert p. 276 |
| 1997 | Cubitostrea multicostata Jeffery and Tracey p. 86 figs. Pl 3, figs 6,7 |
| 2024 | Turkostrea multicostata Moneer 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.
†Cubitostrea multicostata Deshayes 1832
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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 | |||||
Age range: base of the Angulata to the top of the Priabonian or 201.40000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (67 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angulata | France (Lorraine) | Ostrea multicostata (53947) | |
| Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene | Mali | Ostrea multicostata (115411) | |
| Selandian - Thanetian | Mali | Ostrea multicostata (209395) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | Crassostrea multicostata (3262) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | Egypt (Quseir) | Ostrea multicostata (3298) | |
| Ypresian | Belgium | Ostrea multicostata (77608) | |
| Ypresian | Spain | Ostrea multicostata (71633 75319 75321 75322 75333 75334 75335 75336 75337 75338 75341 75342 75343 75347 75360 75361 75362 75365 75367 75369 75370 75371 75383 75388 75389 75390 75391 75394 75395 75399 75401 75408 75410 75414 75415) | |
| Ypresian | India (Rajasthan) | Ostrea multicostata (46999) | |
| Ypresian | Egypt | Ostrea multicostata (41902 41903) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Cubitostrea multicostata (3266 3267) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene | Egypt (Quseir) | Ostrea multicostata (3299) | |
| Lutetian | Belgium | Ostrea multicostata (77611) | |
| Lutetian | Egypt | Ostrea multicostata (41907) | |
| Lutetian | Senegal | Ostrea multicostata (40798 209392) | |
| Lutetian | Mali | Ostrea multicostata (136910) | |
| Lutetian | Libya | Ostrea multicostata (42125 42127 42138) | |
| Bartonian | Egypt | Ostrea multicostata (41915 41916) | |
| Bartonian | Libya | Ostrea multicostata (42134 42135) | |
| Priabonian | Egypt | Ostrea multicostata (184745) Turkostrea multicostata (234881 234884 234885 234886 234887) | |
| Priabonian | Egypt (Fayum) | Turkostrea multicostata (235099) | |
| Priabonian | Libya | Ostrea multicostata (77237) |