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Ambigostrea tripolitana

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Flemingostreidae

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
RankNameAuthor
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 09:14:10
Modified: 2010-02-16 03:18:02
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Tunisia Ambigostrea tripolitana (185652)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Congo-Brazzaville Alectryonia aucapitainei (209620)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Algeria Ambigostrea tripolitana (185645)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Libya Ambigostrea tripolitana (185660)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar Ambigostrea tripolitana (1322)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Egypt Ambigostrea tripolitana (1363 128401)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Libya Ambigostrea tripolitana (1370)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Algeria Ambigostrea tripolitana (1344 185646)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Tunisia Ambigostrea tripolitana (185653)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Egypt (Nile Valley) Lopha lunata (3589 3591 3593 3594)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Egypt (Western Desert) Lopha lunata (3155)