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Ostreola venturana

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea venturana was named by Loel and Corey (1932). Its type specimen is UCMP 31751 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ostreola venturana by Moore (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Ostrea venturana Loel and Corey p. 193 figs. Plate 15, figure 2; plate 18, figures 1, 2
1987Ostreola venturana Moore p. C29 figs. Plate 31, figure 7; plate 33, figure 5

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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(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyOstreinaeRafinesque 1815
genusOstreolaMonterosato 1884
speciesventurana()

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.

Ostreola venturana Loel and Corey 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:09:37
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:09:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available