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Ambigostrea bretoni

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Flemingostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea bretoni was named by Peron and Thomas (1891).

It was recombined as Ambigostrea bretoni by Malchus (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Ostrea bretoni Peron and Thomas
1990Ambigostrea bretoni Malchus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyFlemingostreidaeStenzel 1971
subfamilyFlemingostreinaeStenzel 1971
tribeAmbigostreiniMalchus 1990
genusAmbigostreaMalchus 1990
speciesbretoni(Peron and Thomas 1891)

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.

†Ambigostrea bretoni Peron and Thomas 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available