MolluscaBase name details
Ostrea virginica var. californica Marcou, 1858 †
1590642 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1590642)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
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reports on the prairies of Arkansas and Texas, the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico, and the Sierra Nevada of California, originally made for the United States Government.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
, Note "Colorado desert, California; near Carrizo...
type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [details]
Type locality "Colorado desert, California; near Carrizo creek, between San Diego and Fort Yuma." [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ostrea virginica var. californica Marcou, 1858 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1590642 on 2025-09-11
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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reports on the prairies of Arkansas and Texas, the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico, and the Sierra Nevada of California, originally made for the United States Government.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]
additional source 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]
additional source 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
From editor or global species database
Type locality "Colorado desert, California; near Carrizo creek, between San Diego and Fort Yuma." [details]
