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Agerostrea mesenterica africana
Taxonomy
Agerostrea mesenterica africana was named by Cooper (2002). It is not extant. Its type specimen is DNSM-P6329, a valve (Right valve).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Agerostrea mesenterica africana Cooper p. 43 figs. 10-13 |
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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.
†Agerostrea mesenterica africana Cooper 2002
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. R. Cooper 2002 | A subspecies of A. mesenterica with an extensive fiat-topped, unornamented medial area to the valves, well-developed ribs, 10-13 deep plications to the anteroventral commissure, and an oval to elliptical adductor pad. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available