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Ostrea frondosa

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Ostrea frondosa de Serres p. 137
1928Ostrea frondosa Vredenburg p. 427
2005Cubitostrea frondosa El-Hedeny p. 723

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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
genusOstreaLinnaeus 1758
speciesfrondosade Serres 1829

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.

Ostrea frondosa de Serres 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:24:48
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:08:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Zanclean or 20.44000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Cubitostrea frondosa (178108)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Egypt Cubitostrea frondosa (78613)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Libya Ostrea frondosa (77254)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Portugal Cubitostrea frondosa (152330)