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Cubitostrea plicata

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Chama plicata was named by Solander (1766) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; Western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Crassostrea (Cubitostrea) plicata by Glibert and van de Poel (1965); it was recombined as Ostrea (Cubitostrea) plicata by Wozny (1977); it was recombined as Crassostrea plicata by Le Renard (1993); it was recombined as Cubitostrea plicata by Le Renard (1994) and Lan (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Chama plicata Solander
1965Crassostrea (Cubitostrea) plicata Glibert and van de Poel p. 65
1977Ostrea (Cubitostrea) plicata Wozny p. 103
1993Crassostrea plicata Le Renard
1994Cubitostrea plicata Le Renard
1997Cubitostrea plicata Lan

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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(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyOstreinaeRafinesque 1815
genusCubitostreaSacco 1897
speciesplicata(Solander 1766)

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.

Cubitostrea plicata Solander 1766
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:24:48
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:08:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 47.80000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Ostrea plicata (42583)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Cubitostrea plicata (8047)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Yvelines) Cubitostrea plicata (177970 177971 177972 177974 177975)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Ostrea plicata (171535)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Egypt (Quseir) Cubitostrea plicata (3300)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Hungary Ostrea plicata (171635)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Cubitostrea plicata (3263)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Poland Ostrea plicata (49749 49750)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Ostrea plicata (40523 42636 42639 42641 42644)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Burgas) Ostrea plicata (85445)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9China (Xinjiang) Cubitostrea plicata (77852)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Ostrea plicata (42582 42584 42585 42586 42640 42658 42662)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Libya Cubitostrea plicata (42142)