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Taxonomy
Ostrea ashleyi was named by Hertlein (1943) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Miocene; California.]. Its type specimen is CAS 6065, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Crassostrea ashleyi by Moore (1987).
It was recombined as Crassostrea ashleyi by Moore (1987).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1941 | Ostrea altatemblorensis Grant and Eaton in Eaton Grant and Allen figs. Pl,. 2, fig. 2 |
1943 | Ostrea ashleyi Hertlein p. 1 figs. pl. 1, figs, 2, 3 |
1965 | Ostrea ashleyi Addicott p. 106 |
1969 | Ostrea arnoldi Adegoke pp. 106-107 figs. pl. 4, figs. 1, 2, 6, 9 |
1969 | Ostrea ashleyi Adegoke pp. 107-108 |
1969 | Ostrea hertleini Adegoke p. 108 figs. pl. 4, figs. 3,4; pi. 5, fig. 4; pi. 6, fig. 9. |
1987 | Crassostrea ashleyi Moore p. 38 |
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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.
†Crassostrea ashleyi Hertlein 1943
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Invalid names: Ostrea altatemblorensis Grant and Eaton in Eaton Grant and Allen 1941 [synonym], Ostrea arnoldi Adegoke 1969 [synonym], Ostrea hertleini Adegoke 1969 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available