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Odontogryphaea thirsae

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Gryphaea thirsae was named by Gabb (1862) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Gulf Coast.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Ostrea thirsae by Heilprin (1884) and Maury (1912); it was recombined as Odontogryphaea thirsae by Palmer and Brann (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Gryphaea thirsae Gabb p. 329
1884Ostrea thirsae Heilprin p. 311
1912Ostrea thirsae Maury p. 39
1965Odontogryphaea thirsae Palmer and Brann p. 225

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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(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyOstreinaeRafinesque 1815
genusOdontogryphaeaIhering 1903
speciesthirsae(Gabb 1862)

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
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