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Flemingostrea prudentia

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea prudentia was named by White (1884).

It was recombined as Flemingostrea prudentia by Kirkland (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Ostrea prudentia White p. 299 figs. pl. XL, figs. 5, 6
1996Flemingostrea prudentia Kirkland p. 47 figs. Plate 4, Figures A–C

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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)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyOstreinaeRafinesque 1815
genusFlemingostreaVredenburg 1916
speciesprudentia(White 1884)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:24:48
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:08:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Minnesota) Ostrea prudentia (1987 1989 1990)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) Flemingostrea prudentia (53488 53489 53492)