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Striostrea margaritacea

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea margaritacea was named by Lamarck (1819). It is extant. It is the type species of Striostrea.

It was recombined as Striostrea margaritacea by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Ostrea margaritacea Lamarck
2012Striostrea margaritacea Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 242

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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
subfamilyStriostreinaeHarry 1985
genusStriostreaVyalov 1936
speciesmargaritacea(Lamarck 1819)

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.

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Diagnosis
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