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Taxonomy
Ostrea pulaskensis was named by Harris (1892) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Atlantic.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Pycnodonte pulaskensis by Larina et al. (2016).
It was recombined as Pycnodonte pulaskensis by Larina et al. (2016).
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. 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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| 1892 | Ostrea pulaskensis Harris p. 40 figs. pl. i, figs. 3a-d |
| 1912 | Ostrea pulaskensis Maury p. 38 |
| 2016 | Pycnodonte pulaskensis Larina et al. |
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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 pulaskensis Harris 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| height | 8 | 13.2 | 8.60 | 25.0 | 12.1 | 6.05 |
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Age range: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Middle Paleocene or 66.00000 to 58.70000 Ma
Collections (56 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danian | USA (Mississippi) | Ostrea pulaskensis (98522) | |
| Danian | USA (Alabama) | Ostrea pulaskensis (2807 2811 2814 2815 2816 2834 2836 2837 2838 2839 2840 2841 2843 2848 2849 83297 90613 91112) Pycnodonte pulaskensis (2855) | |
| Danian | USA (Texas) | Ostrea pulaskensis (5585 5586 5587 5593 85315 91791 91800 91801 91803 91812 91832 91833 91849 98804 98820 98830 98877 99052 99054 108440 108441 108442 108443) | |
| Danian | USA (Tennessee) | Ostrea pulaskensis (90675) | |
| Danian | USA (Arkansas) | Ostrea pulaskensis (99174) | |
| Danian | USA (Illinois) | Ostrea pulaskensis (70129) | |
| Danian - Selandian | USA (Alabama) | Ostrea pulaskensis (90611) | |
| Danian - Selandian | USA (Arkansas) | Ostrea pulaskensis (99177) | |
| Danian - Selandian | USA (Tennessee) | Ostrea pulaskensis (98662 98664) | |
| Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene | USA (Texas) | Ostrea pulaskensis (86188 86328) | |
| Selandian | USA (Alabama) | Ostrea pulaskensis (86180 86182 98421) | |
| Thanetian | Trinidad and Tobago | Ostrea pulaskensis (80170) |