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Ambigostrea tripolitana

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea tripolitana was named by Krumbeck (1906). It is considered to be a form taxon.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Ostrea lunata Nilsson
1869Ostrea aucapitainei Coquand
1906Ostrea tripolitana Krumbeck
1912Alectryonia aucapitainei Pervinquiere
1930Alectryonia aucapitainei Lombard p. 311 figs. Pl 33, fig 3
1957Lopha aucapitanei Dartevelle and Freneix p. 111 figs. Pl 19, figs 4,5
1962Lopha lunata Abbass
1990Ambigostrea tripolitana Malchus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
familyArctostreidaeVialov 1983
familyChondrotidaeFreneix 1959
familyEligmidaeGill 1871
familyFlemingostreidaeStenzel 1971
subfamilyFlemingostreinaeStenzel 1971
tribeAmbigostreiniMalchus 1990
genusAmbigostreaMalchus 1990
speciestripolitana(Krumbeck 1906)

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 tripolitana Krumbeck 1906
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Invalid names: Alectryonia aucapitainei Coquand 1869 [synonym], Lopha lunata Nilsson 1840 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available