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Crassostreinae

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Ostrea tayloriana Gabb p. 34 figs. pl. 12, figs. 60, 60a
1926Ostrea tayloriana Jordan and Hertlein p. 428
1931Ostrea tayloriana Grant, IV and Gale p. 153
1979Crassostreinae Scarlato and Starobogatov
1987Striostrea tayloriana Moore p. C33 figs. Plate 29, figures 7, 8
1987Crassostreinae Moore pp. 24, 30
1998Crassostreinae Lamprell and Healy p. 134
2005Crassostreinae Griffin et al. p. 260
2006Crassostreinae Beu p. 212
2009Crassostreinae Lam and Morton p. 482
2010Crassostreinae Bouchet et al.
2011Crassostreinae Carter et al. p. 8
2016Crassostreinae Raith et al. p. 263
2018Crassostreinae Squires p. 10

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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(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCrassostreinaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
subfamilyCrassostreinaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979

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.

Subfm. Crassostreinae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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Tr. Crassostreini Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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G. †Acutostrea Vyalov 1936
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Acutostrea gaviota Squires 2018
Acutostrea griesensis Effinger 1938
Acutostrea idriaensis Gabb 1869
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Invalid names: Ostrea columbiana Weaver and Palmer 1922 [synonym], Ostrea oregonensis Packard 1923 [synonym]
Acutostrea incurva Nilsson 1827
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Invalid names: Ostrea acutirostris Nilsson 1827 [synonym], Ostrea curvirostris Nilsson 1827 [synonym], Ostrea scaniensis Coquand 1869 [synonym]
Acutostrea miguelensis Hertlein 1928
Acutostrea orientalis Douvillé 1929
Acutostrea simiensis Zinsmeister 1983
Ostrea plumosa Morton 1833
Tr. †Flemingostreini Stenzel 1971
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G. †Kokanostrea Vyalov 1936
G. †Ostreonella Romanowski 1890
G. †Helvetostrea Koppka 2015
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Helvetostrea sequana Thurmann and Etallon 1862
G. Saccostrea Dolfuss and Dautzenberg 1920
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Saccostrea glomerata Gould 1850 [Commercial Rock Oyster]
Saccostrea mordax Gould 1850
Saccostrea palmula Carpenter 1857
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Invalid names: Ostrea amara Carpenter 1857 [synonym], Ostrea mexicana Sowerby 1871 [synonym], Ostrea tubulifera Dall 1914 [synonym]
G. Talonostrea Li and Qi 1994
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Talonostrea talonata Li and Qi 1994
Tr. †Turkostreini Malchus 1990
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Invalid names: Ostrea (Ostrea) elegans Deshayes and Abbass 1973 [synonym], Ostrea bogharensis Coquand 1973 [synonym]
Ostrea (Turkostrea) renzoni Etayo-Serna 1979
Turkostrea argentina Griffin et al. 2005
Turkostrea damboreneae Griffin et al. 2005
Invalid names: Ostrea tayloriana Gabb 1866 [nomen dubium], Striostreini Harry 1985 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:24:48
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:08:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian to the top of the Holocene or 155.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 150.8 Ma

Collections (244 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Switzerland (Jura) Helvetostrea sequana (185662 185666)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Ostrea incurva (66734)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Acutostrea lingularis (65422)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Uzbekistan Ostreonella sp. (228549)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Afghanistan Liostrea acutirostris (186344)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Kazakhstan (Kustanai) Acutostrea sp. (186855)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) Acutostrea plumosa (7613) Ostrea plumosa (87677 123474)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Wyoming) Ostrea plumosa (1678)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Ostrea plumosa (48725)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Ostrea plumosa (6656 6664)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Acutostrea plumosa (6170 6171 6174 6176)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Mexico) Ostrea plumosa (88562)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Ostrea plumosa (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland Acutostrea lunata, Acutostrea incurva (28084)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Ostrea plumosa (6662 6663)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Oman Acutostrea sp. (67454)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Poland Acutostrea incurva (28446)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) Acutostrea plumosa (1311)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Acutostrea plumosa (1296 1298 1300 1301 1392 1394 7480 7483 7569) Ostrea plumosa (4626 4628 4633)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Acutostrea plumosa (1309)