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Crassostrea patagonica

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea patagonica was named by d'Orbigny (1842). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Crassostrea patagonica by Griffin and Nielsen (2008).

Synonyms
  • Ostrea ferrarisi was named by d'Orbigny (1842) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; Argentina. TYPE SPECIMEN: based on syntypes MNHN Gg2002/107.]. Its type specimen is MNHN Gg2002/107, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Crassostrea patagonica by Griffin and Nielsen (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Ostrea ferrarisi d'Orbigny
1842Ostrea patagonica d'Orbigny
2008Crassostrea patagonica Griffin and Nielsen p. 27

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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
genusCrassostreaSacco 1897
speciespatagonica(d'Orbigny 1842)

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 patagonica d'Orbigny 1842
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Invalid names: Ostrea ferrarisi d'Orbigny 1842 [synonym]
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 17:09:48
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:09:48
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 23.03000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Ostrea patagonica (50073)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Argentina Ostrea patagonica (45887)
Miocene - Pleistocene23.03 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Cruz) Ostrea patagonica (54123)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.97 - 3.6Chile (Copiapó) Ostrea ferrarisi (222842)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina Ostrea patagonica (41478 41480 41481 41483 41485)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Entre Rios) Ostrea patagonica (13626)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Chubut) Ostrea patagonica (56992)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina Ostrea patagonica, Ostrea ferrarisi (13092)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Chile (Coquimbo) Ostrea ferrarisi (221848 222344)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Chile (Copiapó) Ostrea ferrarisi (222835 222839 222883)