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Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) howelli
Taxonomy
Ostrea howelli was named by Wiedey (1928). Its type specimen is SDSNH 26, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LSJU loc. 446, Sespe Creek, which is in a Miocene coastal horizon in the Vaqueros Formation of California.
It was recombined as Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) howelli by Moore (1987).
It was recombined as Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) howelli by Moore (1987).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
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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.
†Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) howelli Wiedey 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Steuber 2002, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 23.03000 to 11.60800 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Miocene | USA (California) | Pycnodonte howelli (196138) | |
| Middle Miocene | USA (California) | Ostrea howelli (type locality: 220073) |