MolluscaBase taxon details
Striostrea gigantissima (J. Finch, 1824) †
1520582 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1520582)
accepted
Species
Crassostrea gigantissima (J. Finch, 1824) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ostrea gigantissima J. Finch, 1824 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Ostrea gigantissima J. Finch, 1824 †) Finch, J. (1824). Geological essay on the Tertiary formations in America. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 7: 31–43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15733062
page(s): 40 [details]
page(s): 40 [details]
Type locality contained in North Carolina
type locality contained in North Carolina [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Striostrea gigantissima (J. Finch, 1824) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1520582 on 2025-09-10
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(of Ostrea gigantissima J. Finch, 1824 †) Finch, J. (1824). Geological essay on the Tertiary formations in America. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 7: 31–43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15733062
page(s): 40 [details]
basis of record Bolton, M. J.; Portell, R. W. (2013). A new species of <i>Striostrea</i> (Bivalvia: Flemingostreidae) from the upper Pliocene and lower Pleistocene strata of Florida, USA. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 127(2): 65-77., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50437489
page(s): 73, figs 13-21 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 40 [details]
basis of record Bolton, M. J.; Portell, R. W. (2013). A new species of <i>Striostrea</i> (Bivalvia: Flemingostreidae) from the upper Pliocene and lower Pleistocene strata of Florida, USA. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 127(2): 65-77., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50437489
page(s): 73, figs 13-21 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
