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Oscillopha dichotoma

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea dichotoma was named by Bayle (1849).

It was recombined as Lopha (Lopha) dichotoma by Bobkova (1961); it was recombined as Oscillopha dichotoma by Malchus (1990) and Cooper (2003).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Alectryonia semiplana Sowerby
1849Lopha dichotoma Bayle
1849Ostrea dichotoma Bayle
1866Ostrea armata Goldfuss
1869Ostrea acanthonata Coquand
1869Ostrea sollieri Coquand
1912Alectryonia dichotoma Bayle
1930Alectryonia semiplana Lombard p. 309 figs. Pl 32, fig 6
1961Lopha (Lopha) dichotoma Bobkova
1990Oscillopha dichotoma Malchus
2003Oscillopha dichotoma Cooper p. 151 fig. 3E,F

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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
genusOscillophaMalchus 1990
speciesdichotoma(Bayle 1849)

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.

†Oscillopha dichotoma Bayle 1849
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Invalid names: Alectryonia dichotoma Bayle 1912 [synonym], Alectryonia semiplana Sowerby 1825 [synonym], Lopha dichotoma Bayle 1849 [synonym], Ostrea acanthonata Coquand 1869 [synonym], Ostrea armata Goldfuss 1866 [synonym], Ostrea sollieri Coquand 1869 [synonym]
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 Cenomanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Afghanistan Lopha dichotoma (186338)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Afghanistan Lopha dichotoma (186341)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Afghanistan Lopha dichotoma (186340)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Algeria Oscillopha dichotoma (185640)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Tunisia Oscillopha dichotoma (185650)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Afghanistan Lopha dichotoma (186342)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Egypt Oscillopha dichotoma (114826 114908)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Egypt Oscillopha dichotoma (185810)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Tunisia Oscillopha dichotoma (185651)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Algeria Oscillopha dichotoma (185644)
Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5Angola Oscillopha dichotoma (210904)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Algeria Oscillopha dichotoma (185645)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Congo-Brazzaville Alectryonia semiplana (209620)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Tunisia Oscillopha dichotoma (185652)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Hungary Lopha dichotoma (74809)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Libya Oscillopha dichotoma (185660)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar Oscillopha dichotoma (1322)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Libya Oscillopha dichotoma (1370)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Somalia Oscillopha dichotoma (1399)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Iran Oscillopha dichotoma (1383)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Saudi Arabia Oscillopha dichotoma (1335)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Egypt Oscillopha dichotoma (1363)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Oman Oscillopha dichotoma (1381)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Tunisia Oscillopha dichotoma (1365)