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Taxonomy
Ostrea taxidonta was named by Packard (1922). Its type specimen is UCMP 12317 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 2167, Santa Ana Mountains, which is in a Campanian/Campanian marine horizon in the Williams Formation of California.
It was recombined as Pseudoperna taxidonta by Sundberg (1980).
It was recombined as Pseudoperna taxidonta by Sundberg (1980).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. agnevoensis, O. ajatensis, O. arkotensis, O. bryani, O. chillyensis, O. cunabula, O. densata, O. denselamellosa, O. duvergieri, O. elhuyari, O. eothirsae, O. equatoralis, O. equatorialis, O. erina, O. esutoruensis, O. fimbriata, O. guaranitica, O. idrianensis, O. lapillicola, O. longiuscula, O. mackayi, O. maradensis, O. maxima, O. mcnairyensis, O. mesentrica, O. palaemon, O. pauciplicata, O. penegemmea, O. petrosal, O. restinensis, O. rudicula, O. sakaryensis, O. sallomacensis, O. selleformis, O. sicardi, O. sinuosa, O. sloani, O. sublingua, O. tigiliana, O. trachydiscus, O. virgata, O. boriesi, O. boussaci, O. cimana, O. mitsuiana, O. rouardti, O. rouaulti, O. perirregularis
Synonymy list
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†Ostrea taxidonta Packard 1922
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| E. L. Packard 1922 | Shell small, thin, irregular in shape; beaks turned anteriorly. Ligamental pit long and shallow; posterior internal margin of the shell denticulated near the beaks. Length of type, 25 mm.; height, 37 mm.; convexity, 81mm. |