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Taxonomy
Ostrea veatchii was named by Gabb (1866) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Pleistocene; California-Mexico]. Its type specimen is ANSP 4502, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was synonymized subjectively with Ostrea vespertina by Jordan and Hertlein (1926), Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was synonymized subjectively with Ostrea haitensis vespertina by Stewart (1930); it was recombined as Lopha (Lopha) veatchii by Moore (1987); it was recombined as Myrakeena veatchii by Squires et al. (2006).
It was synonymized subjectively with Ostrea vespertina by Jordan and Hertlein (1926), Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was synonymized subjectively with Ostrea haitensis vespertina by Stewart (1930); it was recombined as Lopha (Lopha) veatchii by Moore (1987); it was recombined as Myrakeena veatchii by Squires et al. (2006).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1866 | Ostrea veatchii Gabb pp. 34-35 figs. pl. 11, fig. 59 |
| 1869 | Ostrea veatchii Gabb p. 60 figs. PI. 17, Fig. 21, 21 a |
| 1884 | Ostrea veatchii Heilprin p. 316 |
| 1972 | Ostrea veatchii Hertlein and Grant pp. 219-221 |
| 1984 | Ostrea veatchii Smirth p. 206 |
| 1987 | Lopha (Lopha) veatchii Moore p. 24 |
| 2006 | Myrakeena veatchii Squires et al. p. 7 figs. Figures 9–14 |
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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.
†Myrakeena veatchii Gabb 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma
Collections (30 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pliocene | USA (California) | Ostrea veatchii (204364 204366 204367) | |
| Pliocene | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Ostrea veatchii (43681 43684) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (California) | Myrakeena veatchii (193546 238613 238615 238616 238617 238618 238619 238620 238621 238622 238623 239463 239465 239467 239468 239469 239470 239574 239575 239580) Ostrea vespertina (238459 238460 238580 238607 238612) |