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Crassostrea titan

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea titan was named by Conrad (1853) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; California.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Ostrea (Crassostrea) titan by Dall (1909); it was recombined as Crassostrea titan by Stanton (1966) and Moore (1987).

Synonyms
  • Ostrea subjecta was named by Conrad (1857). Its type specimen is USNM 13338 and is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Crassostrea titan by Moore (1987).
  • Ostrea ligminuta was named by Grant and Eaton in Eaton Grant and Allen (1941). Its type specimen is UCLA 8985 and is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Crassostrea titan by Moore (1987).
  • Ostrea titan andersoni was named by Adegoke (1969). Its type specimen is UCMP 36661 and is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Crassostrea titan by Moore (1987).
  • Ostrea titan prior was named by Grant and Eaton (1941). It is not a trace fossil.

    It was recombined as Ostrea prior by Adegoke (1969); it was synonymized subjectively with Crassostrea titan by Moore (1987).
  • Ostrea andersoni was named by Adegoke (1969). It is not a trace fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Crassostrea titan by Moore (1987).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Ostrea titan Conrad pp. 199-200
1857Ostrea titan Conrad p. 72
1857Ostrea subjecta Conrad p. 193 figs. Pl. 2, fig. 3
1907Ostrea titan Arnold p. 543
1909Ostrea titan Arnold figs. pl. 5, fig, 1
1909Ostrea (Crassostrea) titan Dall p. 111
1915Ostrea titan Clark figs. pl. 44, fig. 1
1941Ostrea titan Grant and Eaton figs. pl. 4, fig. 2
1941Ostrea titan prior Grant and Eaton figs. pl. 4, fig. 2
1941Ostrea ligminuta Grant and Eaton in Eaton Grant and Allen figs. Pl. 4, fig. 1
1943Ostrea titan Hanna and Hertlein figs. fig 63-14
1963Ostrea titan Addicott p. 103
1966Crassostrea titan Stanton, Jr. pp. 26-27
1969Ostrea andersoni Adegoke
1969Ostrea prior Adegoke
1969Ostrea titan Adegoke p. 109
1969Ostrea titan andersoni Adegoke p. 110 figs. Pl. 5, figs. 2, 3, 6; Pl. 6, fig. 2
1987Crassostrea titan Moore p. 35

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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
genusCrassostreaSacco 1897
speciestitan(Conrad 1853)

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.

†Crassostrea titan Conrad 1853
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Invalid names: Ostrea andersoni Adegoke 1969 [synonym], Ostrea ligminuta Grant and Eaton in Eaton Grant and Allen 1941 [synonym], Ostrea prior Grant and Eaton 1941 [synonym], Ostrea subjecta Conrad 1857 [synonym], Ostrea titan andersoni Adegoke 1969 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:09:48
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:09:48
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 28.10000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (California) Crassostrea titan (72411)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) Ostrea titan (11601 57789)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Crassostrea titan (196169) Ostrea andersoni (44981) Ostrea titan (203554)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Ostrea titan (195407)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Crassostrea titan (37531)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Ostrea titan (94814)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Ostrea titan (44421 94811 164674)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6USA (California) Crassostrea titan (52203)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Crassostrea titan (211317)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Mexico (Baja California Sur) Ostrea titan (43684)