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Rhynchostreon mermeti

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea mermeti was named by Coquand (1862).

It was recombined as Rhynchostreon mermeti by Malchus (1990).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Ostrea suborbiculata Lamarck
1819Ostrea columba Lamarck
1819Rhynchostreon columbum Lamarck
1862Ostrea mermeti Coquand
1869Ostrea larteti Coquand
1869Ostrea overwegi Coquand
1878Rhynchostreon chaperi Bayle
1882Exogyra mermeti Coquand
1884Exogyra columbina Romanowsky
1961Amphidonta columba chaperi Bobkova
1967Exogyra arduennensis Orbigny
1990Rhynchostreon mermeti Malchus

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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
subfamilyExogyrinaeVialov 1936
genusRhynchostreon
speciesmermeti(Coquand 1862)

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.

Rhynchostreon mermeti Coquand 1862
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Invalid names: Exogyra arduennensis Orbigny 1967 [synonym], Exogyra mermeti Coquand 1882 [synonym], Ostrea columba Lamarck 1819 [synonym], Ostrea larteti Coquand 1869 [synonym], Ostrea overwegi Coquand 1869 [synonym], Ostrea suborbiculata Lamarck 1802 [synonym], Rhynchostreon chaperi Bayle 1878 [synonym], Rhynchostreon columbum Lamarck 1819 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available