MolluscaBase - Ostrea (Gigantostrea) gigantica Solander, 1766 †

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Ostrea (Gigantostrea) gigantica Solander, 1766 †

AphiaID

1815937 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1815937)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Pycnodonte gigantica (Solander, 1766) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Ostrea (Gigantostrea) Sacco, 1897 † accepted as Pycnodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1835

Original name

Ostrea gigantica Solander, 1766 †

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Variety Ostrea (Gigantostrea) gigantica var. oligoplana Sacco, 1897 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Ostrea gigantica Solander, 1766 †) Brander, G. (1766). Fossilia hantoniensia collecta, et in musaeo britannico deposita. Solander, London, vi + 43 pp., 9 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55519282
page(s): 36; pl. 8, fig. 88 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ostrea (Gigantostrea) gigantica Solander, 1766 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1815937 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

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2025-05-31 21:01:34Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

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Sources (1)

original description (of Ostrea gigantica Solander, 1766 †) Brander, G. (1766). Fossilia hantoniensia collecta, et in musaeo britannico deposita. Solander, London, vi + 43 pp., 9 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55519282
page(s): 36; pl. 8, fig. 88 [details]