Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea antarctica |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea antarctica |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Ostrea |
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Scientific Name | Ostrea antarctica Zinsmeister, 1984 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Ostrea antarctica | species | belongs to Ostrea | stated with evidence | Zinsmeister, 1984 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
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Environment | hypersaline,marine,brackish (based on Ostreidae) |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Ostreidae) |
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Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Ostreidae) |
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Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Ostreidae) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55 |
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