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Booneostrea Harry, 1985
492148 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:492148)
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Genus
Booneostrea cucullina (Deshayes, 1863) sensu Harry, 1985 accepted as Booneostrea subucula (Jousseaume, 1925) (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Harry, H.W. (1985). Synopsis of the supraspecific classification of living oysters (Bivalvia: Gryphaeidae and Ostreidae. <em>The Veliger.</em> 28(2): 121-158., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42480241
page(s): 145 [details]
page(s): 145 [details]
Note Inaba & Torigoe (2004, Bulletin of the...
From editor or global species database
Type species Inaba & Torigoe (2004, Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum, 3: 42) have argued that Harry had misidentified Ostrea cucullina, and that in fact Ostrea subucula Jousseaume in Lamy, 1925, was meant. A type species should be fixed under Art. 70.3. [details]
Etymology Named for the American conchologist, Constance E. Boone [Connie] (1917-1999).
Etymology Named for the American conchologist, Constance E. Boone [Connie] (1917-1999). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Booneostrea Harry, 1985. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492148 on 2025-09-10
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Harry, H.W. (1985). Synopsis of the supraspecific classification of living oysters (Bivalvia: Gryphaeidae and Ostreidae. <em>The Veliger.</em> 28(2): 121-158., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42480241
page(s): 145 [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 87, pls. S231a-d [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 145 [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 87, pls. S231a-d [details] Available for editors
[request]From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American conchologist, Constance E. Boone [Connie] (1917-1999). [details]Type species Inaba & Torigoe (2004, Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum, 3: 42) have argued that Harry had misidentified Ostrea cucullina, and that in fact Ostrea subucula Jousseaume in Lamy, 1925, was meant. A type species should be fixed under Art. 70.3. [details]
