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Taxonomy
Ostrea vaquerosensis was named by Loel and Corey (1932) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; California.]. Its type specimen is LSJU 617, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Crassostrea vaquerosensis by Moore (1987).
It was recombined as Crassostrea vaquerosensis by Moore (1987).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1932 | Ostrea vaquerosensis Loel and Corey |
| 1987 | Crassostrea vaquerosensis Moore p. C38 |
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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.
†Crassostrea vaquerosensis Loel and Corey 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 28.40000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Oligocene | USA (California) | Crassostrea vaquerosensis (72411) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | USA (California) | Ostrea vaquerosensis (71217 71223 91374) |