MolluscaBase - Pycnodonte (Gigantostrea) Sacco, 1897 †

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Pycnodonte (Gigantostrea) Sacco, 1897 †

AphiaID

1551891 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1551891)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Pycnodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1835

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Pycnodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1835

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Species Pycnodonte (Gigantostrea) leeana D. Wilson, 1987 † represented as Pycnodonte leeana D. Wilson, 1987 †

Environment

marine

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pycnodonte (Gigantostrea) Sacco, 1897 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1551891 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

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2021-12-14 18:24:44Z

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Gofas, Serge

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Sources (1)

source of synonymy Nelson, C. S.; Burns, D. A.; Rodgers, K. A. (1983). The taxonomic status, and isotopic evidence for paleoenvironments, of giant oysters from the Oligocene Te Kuiti Group, South Auckland, New Zealand. <em>New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics.</em> 26(3): 289-299., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.1983.10422242 [details]