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Gigantostrea gigantica
Taxonomy
Ostrea gigantica was named by Solander in Brander (1766) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Chama gigantea by Lowry et al. (1866); it was recombined as Ostrea (Gigantostrea) gigantica by Sacco (1897); it was recombined as Gigantostrea gigantea by Vialov (1936); it was recombined as Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) gigantica by Glibert and Van de Poel (1965); it was recombined as Pycnodonte gigantea by Glibert and van de Poel (1965); it was recombined as Pycnodonte gigantica by Glibert (1975); it was misspelled as Ostrea gigantea by Burton (1933); it was recombined as Gigantostrea gigantica by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).
It was recombined as Chama gigantea by Lowry et al. (1866); it was recombined as Ostrea (Gigantostrea) gigantica by Sacco (1897); it was recombined as Gigantostrea gigantea by Vialov (1936); it was recombined as Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) gigantica by Glibert and Van de Poel (1965); it was recombined as Pycnodonte gigantea by Glibert and van de Poel (1965); it was recombined as Pycnodonte gigantica by Glibert (1975); it was misspelled as Ostrea gigantea by Burton (1933); it was recombined as Gigantostrea gigantica by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1766 | Ostrea gigantica Solander |
| 1766 | Ostrea gigantica Solander in Brander p. 36 figs. pl. 7, fig. 88 |
| 1866 | Chama gigantea Lowry et al. |
| 1897 | Ostrea (Gigantostrea) gigantica Sacco p. 1 |
| 1933 | Ostrea gigantea Burton |
| 1936 | Gigantostrea gigantea Vialov p. 18 |
| 1965 | Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) gigantica Glibert and Van de Poel p. 68 |
| 1965 | Pycnodonte gigantea Glibert and van de Poel p. 68 |
| 1975 | Pycnodonte gigantica Glibert |
| 1995 | Gigantostrea gigantica Pacaud and Le Renard |
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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.
†Gigantostrea gigantica Solander in Brander 1766
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (28 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutetian | Turkey | Ostrea gigantea (40793) | |
| Lutetian | United Kingdom (England) | Pycnodonte gigantica (8124) | |
| Bartonian | France (Oise) | Ostrea gigantica (3494) | |
| Bartonian | Turkey | Ostrea gigantea (40794) | |
| Bartonian | France | Pycnodonte gigantea (78567) | |
| Bartonian | United Kingdom (England) | Ostrea gigantea (42636 42639 42644) | |
| Priabonian | Bulgaria (Kurdzhali) | Ostrea gigantica (102406) | |
| Priabonian | Bulgaria | Gryphaea gigantica (102289 103757) | |
| Priabonian | Italy | Pycnodonte gigantea (78565) Pycnodonte gigantica (81043) | |
| Priabonian | Romania | Gryphaea gigantica (101969 101970 102026) | |
| Priabonian | Bulgaria (Burgas) | Gryphaea gigantica (85445 102350) | |
| Priabonian | Germany (Bavaria) | Pycnodonte gigantica (10963) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | Ostrea gigantea (42640) | |
| Rupelian | Turkey | Pycnodonte gigantica (111672) | |
| Oligocene | Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad) | Ostrea gigantica (103965) | |
| Oligocene | Bulgaria (Kurdzhali) | Gryphaea gigantica (102286 102287) | |
| Rupelian - Chattian | Turkey (Denizli) | Pycnodonte gigantica (85566) | |
| Chattian | Hungary | Ostrea gigantea (8211) | |
| Chattian | Israel | Ostrea gigantica (99564) | |
| Chattian | Austria (Upper Austria) | Pycnodonte gigantica (55237) |