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Taxonomy
Ostrea contracta was named by Conrad (1865) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Gulf Coast.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Crassostrea contracta by Palmer and Brann (1965).
It was recombined as Crassostrea contracta by Palmer and Brann (1965).
Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1865 | Ostrea contracta Conrad p. 269 |
| 1965 | Crassostrea contracta Palmer and Brann p. 112 |
| 2016 | Ostrea contracta Morales-Ortega et al. p. 10 |
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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.
†Crassostrea contracta Conrad 1865
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†Ostrea contracta amichel Gardner 1945
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutetian | Mexico (Baja California) | Ostrea contracta (5504) | |
| Middle Eocene | Mexico (Tamaulipas) | Ostrea contracta (42973 42996 42998 42999 43001 43027 43039 43043 43045) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Texas) | Crassostrea contracta (106485) | |
| Bartonian - Priabonian | Mexico (Tamaulipas) | Crassostrea contracta (99348) |