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Lopha mesenterica

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea mesenterica was named by Morton (1834). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Lopha (Arctostrea) mesenterica by Bobkova (1961); it was recombined as Agorostrea mesenterica by Baird (1984); it was recombined as Lopha mesenterica by Jablonksi (2000); it was recombined as Agerostrea mesenterica by Aberhan (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Ostrea mesenterica Morton
1941Ostrea mesenterica Stephenson
1961Lopha (Arctostrea) mesenterica Bobkova
1984Agorostrea mesenterica Baird
2000Lopha mesenterica Jablonksi
2002Ostrea mesenterica Kosnik
2010Agerostrea mesenterica Aberhan

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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(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyLophinaeVialov 1936
genusLophaRöding 1798
speciesmesenterica(Morton 1834)

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.

Lopha mesenterica Morton 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available