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Taxonomy
Ostrea excavata was named by Fabricius (1780). It is extant. It is the type species of Acesta.
It was recombined as Acesta excavata by Adams and Adams (1858).
It was recombined as Acesta excavata by Adams and Adams (1858).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1780 | Ostrea excavata Fabricius |
| 1858 | Acesta excavata Adams and Adams |
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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.
Acesta excavata Fabricius 1780
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.62000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tortonian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | Ostrea excavata (13626) | |
| Calabrian | Greece | Acesta excavata (190371) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Greece | Acesta excavata (124216) |