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Taxonomy
Acesta was named by Adams and Adams (1858). It is extant. Its type is Ostrea excavata.
It was reranked as Lima (Acesta) by Maury (1936), Popenoe (1937) and Woodring (1938).
It was assigned to Lima by Maury (1936), Popenoe (1937) and Woodring (1938); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Limidae by Vokes (1980), Moore (1984), Moore (1987), Beu et al. (1990), Lamprell and Whitehead (1992), Todd (2001), Stilwell et al. (2004), Spencer et al. (2004) and Hickman (2023).
It was reranked as Lima (Acesta) by Maury (1936), Popenoe (1937) and Woodring (1938).
It was assigned to Lima by Maury (1936), Popenoe (1937) and Woodring (1938); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Limidae by Vokes (1980), Moore (1984), Moore (1987), Beu et al. (1990), Lamprell and Whitehead (1992), Todd (2001), Stilwell et al. (2004), Spencer et al. (2004) and Hickman (2023).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1858 | Acesta Adams and Adams |
| 1936 | Lima (Acesta) Maury p. 128 |
| 1937 | Lima (Acesta) Popenoe p. 382 |
| 1938 | Lima (Acesta) Woodring p. 47 |
| 1980 | Acesta Vokes p. 60 |
| 1984 | Acesta Moore p. 26 |
| 1987 | Acesta Moore p. C14 |
| 1990 | Acesta Beu et al. p. 396 |
| 1992 | Acesta Lamprell and Whitehead p. 36 |
| 2001 | Acesta Todd |
| 2002 | Acesta Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Acesta Spencer et al. |
| 2004 | Acesta Stilwell et al. p. 21 |
| 2023 | Acesta Hickman p. 37 |
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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.
G. Acesta Adams and Adams 1858
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Subg. Acesta (Acesta) Adams and Adams 1858
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†Acesta (Acesta) goajira Olsson and Richards 1961
†Acesta (Acesta) hamlini Dall 1900
†Acesta (Acesta) multiradiata Gabb 1869
†Acesta (Acesta) twinensis Durham 1944
†Acesta bibbyi Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
†Acesta brycei Marwick 1953
Acesta excavata Fabricius 1780
Acesta maui Marshall 2001
†Acesta webbi Zinsmeister and Macellari 1988
†Lima (Acesta) beta Popenoe 1937
†Lima (Acesta) obliquistriata Forbes 1846
†Lima (Acesta) obsoleta Dujardin 1837
†Lima (Acesta) praetexta White 1887
†Lima (Acesta) sameshimai Oyama and Mizuno 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available