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Taxonomy
Alectryonia was named by Fischer de Waldheim (1807).
It was reranked as Ostrea (Alectryonia) by White (1889), Martin (1922), DuBar (1958) and da Silva Forti (1969).
It was assigned to Ostrea by White (1889), Martin (1922), DuBar (1958) and da Silva Forti (1969); and to Ostreidae by Papier (2001).
It was reranked as Ostrea (Alectryonia) by White (1889), Martin (1922), DuBar (1958) and da Silva Forti (1969).
It was assigned to Ostrea by White (1889), Martin (1922), DuBar (1958) and da Silva Forti (1969); and to Ostreidae by Papier (2001).
Subtaxa
Species lacking formal opinion data
Alectryonia carinata, Alectryonia rhodani, Ostrea agnevoensis, Ostrea ajatensis, Ostrea arkotensis, Ostrea boriesi, Ostrea boussaci, Ostrea bryani, Ostrea chillyensis, Ostrea cimana, Ostrea cunabula, Ostrea densata, Ostrea denselamellosa, Ostrea duvergieri, Ostrea elhuyari, Ostrea eothirsae, Ostrea equatoralis, Ostrea equatorialis, Ostrea erina, Ostrea esutoruensis, Ostrea fimbriata, Ostrea guaranitica, Ostrea idrianensis, Ostrea lapillicola, Ostrea longiuscula, Ostrea mackayi, Ostrea maradensis, Ostrea maxima, Ostrea mcnairyensis, Ostrea mesentrica, Ostrea mitsuiana, Ostrea palaemon, Ostrea pauciplicata, Ostrea penegemmea, Ostrea perirregularis, Ostrea petrosal, Ostrea restinensis, Ostrea rouardti, Ostrea rouaulti, Ostrea rudicula, Ostrea sakaryensis, Ostrea sallomacensis, Ostrea selleformis, Ostrea sicardi, Ostrea sinuosa, Ostrea sloani, Ostrea sublingua, Ostrea tigiliana, Ostrea trachydiscus, Ostrea virgata
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1807 | Alectryonia Fischer de Waldheim |
| 1889 | Ostrea (Alectryonia) White p. 444 |
| 1922 | Ostrea (Alectryonia) Martin p. 480 |
| 1958 | Ostrea (Alectryonia) DuBar p. 157 |
| 1969 | Ostrea (Alectryonia) da Silva Forti p. 75 |
| 2001 | Alectryonia Papier |
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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.
Subg. †Ostrea (Alectryonia) Fischer de Waldheim 1807
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†Alectryonia clotbeyi Bellardi 1854
†Alectryonia ludoviciana Harris 1919
†Alectryonia martinsi Archiac 1850
†Alectryonia parasitica Krumbeck 1913
†Ostrea (Alectryonia) dilleri White 1889
†Ostrea (Alectryonia) diluviana Stoliczka 1871
†Ostrea (Alectryonia) gregarea Sowerby 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available