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Curvostrea isidis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea isidis was named by Fourtau (1917). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Ostrea (Crassostrea) isidis by Abbass (1962); it was recombined as Liostrea isidis by Kuss and Malchus (1989); it was recombined as Curvostrea isidis by Malchus (1990).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Ostrea (Liostrea) rouvillei Coquand
1917Ostrea isidis Fourtau
1962Ostrea (Crassostrea) isidis Abbass
1985Ostrea (Crassostrea) delettrei Coquand
1989Liostrea isidis Kuss and Malchus
1990Curvostrea isidis Malchus

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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)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyGryphaeostreinaeStenzel 1971
genusCurvostreaVialov 1936
speciesisidis(Fourtau 1917)

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.

†Curvostrea isidis Fourtau 1917
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Invalid names: Ostrea (Crassostrea) delettrei Coquand 1985 [synonym], Ostrea (Liostrea) rouvillei Coquand 1862 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 08:05:58
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:34:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Steuber 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Arab Emirates Crassostrea delettrei (3790 3791)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt (Giza) Curvostrea isidis (185826)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Curvostrea isidis (185813)