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Hyotissa semiplana

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea semiplana was named by Sowerby (1825).

It was recombined as Lopha (Lopha) semiplana by Reyment (1955) and Bobkova (1961); it was recombined as Lopha semiplana by Barber (1958); it was recombined as Hyotissa semipiana by Dhondt and Jagt (1987); it was recombined as Hyotissa semiplana by Gruendel (1982) and Freneix and Odin (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Ostrea sulcata Born
1811Ostrea sulcata Lamarck
1825Ostrea semiplana Sowerby
1833Ostrea flabelliformis Nilsson
1876Ostrea (Alectryonia) sulcata Brauns
1955Lopha (Lopha) semiplana Reyment p. 136 figs. Pl 3, fig 1
1958Lopha semiplana Barber p. 22 figs. Pl 8, fig 1
1961Lopha (Lopha) semiplana Bobkova
1982Hyotissa semiplana Gruendel
1987Hyotissa semipiana Dhondt and Jagt
2001Hyotissa semiplana Freneix and Odin p. 468 figs. Pl 1, fig 3

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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)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyPycnodonteinaeStenzel 1959
genusHyotissaStenzel 1971
speciessemiplana(Sowerby 1825)

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.

Hyotissa semiplana Sowerby 1825
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Invalid names: Ostrea (Alectryonia) sulcata Brauns 1876 [synonym], Ostrea flabelliformis Nilsson 1833 [synonym], Ostrea sulcata Lamarck 1811 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available