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Taxonomy
Ostrea tenera was named by Sowerby (1819).
It was recombined as Crassostrea tenera by Jeffery and Tracey (1997).
It was recombined as Crassostrea tenera by Jeffery and Tracey (1997).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1819 | Ostrea tenera Sowerby |
| 1997 | Crassostrea tenera 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.
†Crassostrea tenera Sowerby 1819
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 66.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene | United Kingdom (England) | Crassostrea tenera (8083 8085) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Crassostrea tenera (3267) | |
| MP 11 - MP 12 | United Kingdom (England) | Ostrea tenera (41849) | |
| Bartonian | United Kingdom (England) | Ostrea tenera (42636 42648) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | Ostrea tenera (42640) |