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Ostrea atherstonei  R. B. Newton, 1913
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1268091

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): red flat oyster [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumSpiralia   
             PhylumMollusca  – mollusques, molusco, molluscs, mollusks  
                ClassBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 – bivalves, clams, bivalves, palourdes, bivalve, mexilhão, ostra  
                   SubclassAutobranchia   
                      InfraclassPteriomorphia   
                         OrderOstreida   
                            SuperfamilyOstreoidea Rafinesque, 1815  
                               FamilyOstreidae Rafinesque, 1815 – flat oysters, cupped oysters, huîtres plates, huîtres creuses, ostras, ostiones  
                                  SubfamilyOstreinae Rafinesque, 1815  
                                     GenusOstrea Linnaeus, 1758 – flat oysters, huîtres plates, ostras  
                                        SpeciesOstrea atherstonei R. B. Newton, 1913 – red flat oyster  
       

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  Source: FAO AFSIS species list, 20-Dec-2024, database (version 20-Dec-24)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) list of species for fishery statistics purposes. Available at https://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en   
  Reference for: Ostrea atherstonei, red flat oyster [English]   
       
  Source: MolluscaBase (October, 2024), database (version 2024)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Accessed at https://www.molluscabase.org on 2024-10-01. doi:10.14284/448   
  Reference for: Ostrea atherstonei   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Newton, R. Bullen  
  Publication Date: 1913   
  Article/Chapter Title: On some Kainozoic shells from South Africa   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Records of the Albany Museum, vol. 2   
  Page(s): 315-352   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1608-7550   
  Notes: Available online at https://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101042898914   
  Reference for: original description   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Eastern Atlantic Ocean  
    Indo-West Pacific  
       
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