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Taxonomy
Ostrea multicostata was named by Deshayes (1832) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Crassostrea multicostata by Glibert and Van de Poel (1965); it was recombined as Ostrea (Turkostrea) multicostata by Strougo (1976) and Glibert (1985); it was recombined as Cubitostrea multicostata by Jeffery and Tracey (1997).
It was recombined as Crassostrea multicostata by Glibert and Van de Poel (1965); it was recombined as Ostrea (Turkostrea) multicostata by Strougo (1976) and Glibert (1985); it was recombined as Cubitostrea multicostata by Jeffery and Tracey (1997).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1832 | Ostrea multicostata Deshayes p. 363 |
| 1920 | Ostrea multicostata Douvillé p. 160 figs. Pl 4, fig 2 |
| 1965 | Crassostrea multicostata Glibert and Van de Poel p. 65 |
| 1976 | Ostrea (Turkostrea) multicostata Strougo p. 29 |
| 1985 | Ostrea (Turkostrea) multicostata Glibert p. 276 |
| 1997 | Cubitostrea multicostata Jeffery and Tracey p. 86 figs. Pl 3, figs 6,7 |
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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.
†Cubitostrea multicostata Deshayes 1832
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available