MolluscaBase name details
Ostrea californica Marcou, 1858 †
1590641 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1590641)
uncertain > unassessed
Species
Ostrea virginica var. californica Marcou, 1858 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Ostrea virginica var. californica Marcou, 1858 †) Marcou, J. (1858). Geology of North America with two reports on the prairies of Arkansas and Texas, the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico, and the Sierra Nevada of California, originally made for the United States Government. pp. vi + 1-144, pls. 1-7, 3 maps (Zurich, privately published)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53272369
page(s): 32-33, pl. 5, figs. 2-2a [details]
page(s): 32-33, pl. 5, figs. 2-2a [details]
Type locality contained in USA
type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ostrea californica Marcou, 1858 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1590641 on 2025-09-11
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(of Ostrea virginica var. californica Marcou, 1858 †) Marcou, J. (1858). Geology of North America with two reports on the prairies of Arkansas and Texas, the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico, and the Sierra Nevada of California, originally made for the United States Government. pp. vi + 1-144, pls. 1-7, 3 maps (Zurich, privately published)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53272369
page(s): 32-33, pl. 5, figs. 2-2a [details]
basis of record Hanna, G D. & Hertlein, L. G. (1927). Notes on <i>Ostrea california</i> Marcou. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 41(2): 45-47., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519774 [details]
page(s): 32-33, pl. 5, figs. 2-2a [details]
basis of record Hanna, G D. & Hertlein, L. G. (1927). Notes on <i>Ostrea california</i> Marcou. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 41(2): 45-47., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519774 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
