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Oscillopha dichotoma

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea dichotoma was named by Bayle (1849).

It was recombined as Lopha (Lopha) dichotoma by Bobkova (1961); it was recombined as Oscillopha dichotoma by Malchus (1990) and Cooper (2003).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Alectryonia semiplana Sowerby
1849Lopha dichotoma Bayle
1849Ostrea dichotoma Bayle
1866Ostrea armata Goldfuss
1869Ostrea acanthonata Coquand
1869Ostrea sollieri Coquand
1912Alectryonia dichotoma Bayle
1930Alectryonia semiplana Lombard p. 309 figs. Pl 32, fig 6
1961Lopha (Lopha) dichotoma Bobkova
1990Oscillopha dichotoma Malchus
2003Oscillopha dichotoma Cooper p. 151 fig. 3E,F

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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
genusOscillophaMalchus 1990
speciesdichotoma(Bayle 1849)

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.

Oscillopha dichotoma Bayle 1849
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Invalid names: Alectryonia dichotoma Bayle 1912 [synonym], Alectryonia semiplana Sowerby 1825 [synonym], Lopha dichotoma Bayle 1849 [synonym], Ostrea acanthonata Coquand 1869 [synonym], Ostrea armata Goldfuss 1866 [synonym], Ostrea sollieri Coquand 1869 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available