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Agerostrea

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Flemingostreidae

Taxonomy
Agerostrea was named by Vialov (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-l K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 790]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Ostrea (Agerostrea) by Hertlein and Grant (1972).

It was assigned to Ostrea by Hertlein and Grant (1972); to Lophinae by Vokes (1980); to Bivalvia by Baird (1984); to Curvostreini by Cooper (2002); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Agerostrea Vialov
1972Ostrea (Agerostrea) Hertlein and Grant pp. 221-222
1980Agerostrea Vokes p. 67
1984Agorostrea Baird
2002Agerostrea Cooper p. 43
2002Agerostrea Sepkoski

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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)
familyFlemingostreidaeStenzel 1971
subfamilyFlemingostreinaeStenzel 1971
tribeCurvostreiniMalchus 1990
genusAgerostreaVialov 1936

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. †Agerostrea Vialov 1936
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Agerostrea falcata Morton 1827
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Invalid names: Ostrea (Alectryonia) larva White 1884 [synonym]
Agerostrea mesenterica Morton 1834
Agerostrea rouxi Douville 1910
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Invalid names: Ostrea cristatula Douville 1902 [synonym]
Agerostrea ungulatus Böhm 1891
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Invalid names: Ostrea larva Lamarck 1819 [synonym], Ostrea schafhaeutlii Coquand 1869 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available