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Striostrea appressa

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea appressa was named by Gabb (1869) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene-Miocene; California.]. Its type specimen is MCZ 15103, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Striostrea appressa by Moore (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Ostrea appressa Gabb pp. 203-204 figs. PI. 34, Fig. 104, 104 a
1930Ostrea appressa Stewart pp. 127-128 figs. Plate 13, flg. 1
1987Striostrea appressa Moore p. 33

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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
subfamilyStriostreinaeHarry 1985
genusStriostreaVyalov 1936
speciesappressa()

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.

†Striostrea appressa Gabb 1869
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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 17:09:17
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:09:17
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Mexico (Baja California Sur) Ostrea appressa (43762)