MolluscaBase taxon details
Ostrea awajiensis Matsubara, 1998 †
1456679 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1456679)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Matsubara T. (1998). <i>Ostrea awajiensis</i> sp. nov. (Mollusca: Bivalvia), a new fossil oyster from the Tertiary Iwaya Formation in Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, Southwest Japan. <em>Nature and Human Activities.</em> 3: 1-8., available online at https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/nha/3/0/3_1/_pdf/-char/ja
page(s): 2, pl. 1, figs 1a-c, 2a-b; pl. 2 figs 1a-b, 2a-b, 3a-b; pl. 3 figs 1a-b, 2a-b, 3a-b, 4a-b [details]
page(s): 2, pl. 1, figs 1a-c, 2a-b; pl. 2 figs 1a-b, 2a-b, 3a-b; pl. 3 figs 1a-b, 2a-b, 3a-b, 4a-b [details]
Type locality contained in Japan
type locality contained in Japan [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ostrea awajiensis Matsubara, 1998 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1456679 on 2025-09-11
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Matsubara T. (1998). <i>Ostrea awajiensis</i> sp. nov. (Mollusca: Bivalvia), a new fossil oyster from the Tertiary Iwaya Formation in Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, Southwest Japan. <em>Nature and Human Activities.</em> 3: 1-8., available online at https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/nha/3/0/3_1/_pdf/-char/ja
page(s): 2, pl. 1, figs 1a-c, 2a-b; pl. 2 figs 1a-b, 2a-b, 3a-b; pl. 3 figs 1a-b, 2a-b, 3a-b, 4a-b [details]
page(s): 2, pl. 1, figs 1a-c, 2a-b; pl. 2 figs 1a-b, 2a-b, 3a-b; pl. 3 figs 1a-b, 2a-b, 3a-b, 4a-b [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
