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Taxonomy
Ostrea dorsalis was named by Azzaroli (1958) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Oligocene; Somalia.]. It is not a trace fossil.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. agnevoensis, O. ajatensis, O. arkotensis, O. bryani, O. chillyensis, O. cunabula, O. densata, O. denselamellosa, O. duvergieri, O. elhuyari, O. eothirsae, O. equatoralis, O. equatorialis, O. erina, O. esutoruensis, O. fimbriata, O. guaranitica, O. idriaensis, O. idrianensis, O. lapillicola, O. longiuscula, O. mackayi, O. maradensis, O. maxima, O. mcnairyensis, O. mesentrica, O. palaemon, O. pauciplicata, O. penegemmea, O. petrosal, O. restinensis, O. rudicula, O. sakaryensis, O. sallomacensis, O. selleformis, O. sicardi, O. sinuosa, O. sloani, O. sublingua, O. tigiliana, O. trachydiscus, O. virgata, O. boriesi, O. boussaci, O. cimana, O. mitsuiana, O. rouardti, O. rouaulti, O. perirregularis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1958 | Ostrea dorsalis Azzaroli p. 106 figs. pl. 27, fig. 1-6 |
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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.
†Ostrea dorsalis Azzaroli 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Oligocene | Somalia | Ostrea dorsalis (78981 78995 78996 78997 78998 78999) |