Ostreinae

Ostreinae

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On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
OstreidaePBDB
Diet
suspension feederPBDB, for Ostreidae
Life habit
epifaunalPBDB, for Ostreidae
Motility
stationary, attachedPBDB, for Ostreidae
Vision
blindPBDB, for Bivalvia
Environment
hypersaline,marine,brackishPBDB, for Ostreidae

Time the record covers

At least 199 million years on record.

The record covers at least 199.5 Mya to 11.7 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 201.4 Mya to 0 Mya.

Late Triassic — about 0 of 953 occurrencesEarly Jurassic — about 1 of 953 occurrencesEarly JurassicMiddle Jurassic — about 2 of 953 occurrencesLate Jurassic — about 0 of 953 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 5 of 953 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 87 of 953 occurrencesLate CretaceousPaleocene — about 48 of 953 occurrencesEocene — about 361 of 953 occurrencesEoceneOligocene — about 10 of 953 occurrencesMiocene — about 148 of 953 occurrencesMiocenePliocene — about 185 of 953 occurrencesPleistocene — about 102 of 953 occurrences205–199 Mya — about 1 occurrence178–171 Mya — about 0.8 occurrences171–164 Mya — about 1 occurrence164–157 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences144–137 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences137–130 Mya — about 1 occurrence130–123 Mya — about 0.6 occurrences116–110 Mya — about 1 occurrence110–103 Mya — about 1.0 occurrences103–96 Mya — about 5 occurrences96–89 Mya — about 2 occurrences89–82 Mya — about 36 occurrences82–75 Mya — about 16 occurrences75–68 Mya — about 20 occurrences68–62 Mya — about 16 occurrences62–55 Mya — about 52 occurrences55–48 Mya — about 69 occurrences48–41 Mya — about 120 occurrences41–34 Mya — about 156 occurrences34–27 Mya — about 7 occurrences27–21 Mya — about 21 occurrences21–14 Mya — about 68 occurrences14–6.8 Mya — about 55 occurrences6.8–0 Mya — about 302 occurrences199.5 Mya11.7 ka205 Mya0 Mya

953 occurrences of Ostreinae on record, most of them in the Eocene. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

953 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

201 formations

Lisbon — 31.53°N, 87.60°WLisbon — 31.84°N, 88.25°WLisbon — 31.50°N, 87.80°WLisbon — 31.76°N, 88.10°WLisbon — 31.87°N, 88.32°WLisbon — 31.30°N, 86.48°WLisbon — 31.70°N, 88.28°WLisbon — 31.20°N, 86.17°WLisbon — 31.32°N, 86.73°WLisbon — 31.02°N, 85.85°WLisbon — 31.13°N, 87.93°WLisbon — 31.37°N, 84.93°WLisbon — 32.07°N, 84.22°WLisbon — 31.60°N, 87.55°WLisbon — 31.54°N, 87.52°WLisbon — 31.82°N, 88.24°WLisbon — 31.55°N, 87.91°WCook Mountain — 31.29°N, 86.56°WCook Mountain — 31.31°N, 86.48°WCook Mountain — 31.25°N, 95.73°WCook Mountain — 32.35°N, 92.72°WCook Mountain — 32.32°N, 89.03°WCook Mountain — 32.04°N, 88.73°WCook Mountain — 32.10°N, 88.86°WCook Mountain — 31.82°N, 88.09°WCook Mountain — 32.17°N, 88.83°WCook Mountain — 30.67°N, 96.37°WCook Mountain — 32.52°N, 92.64°WCook Mountain — 32.06°N, 93.02°WCook Mountain — 31.76°N, 93.09°WCook Mountain — 31.93°N, 92.64°WCook Mountain — 32.32°N, 89.15°WCook Mountain — 31.60°N, 87.55°WCook Mountain — 31.35°N, 93.57°WCook Mountain — 31.09°N, 95.95°WCook Mountain — 31.20°N, 95.73°WCook Mountain — 30.63°N, 96.55°WCook Mountain — 30.64°N, 96.52°WEutaw — 32.46°N, 84.99°WEutaw — 32.39°N, 84.84°WEutaw — 32.35°N, 85.09°WEutaw — 32.35°N, 85.36°WEutaw — 32.29°N, 85.48°WEutaw — 32.29°N, 85.85°WEutaw — 32.34°N, 85.02°WEutaw — 32.38°N, 84.93°WEutaw — 32.71°N, 87.79°WEutaw — 32.77°N, 87.87°WCareaga Sandstone — 34.88°N, 120.51°WCareaga Sandstone — 34.89°N, 120.55°WCareaga Sandstone — 34.83°N, 120.38°WCareaga Sandstone — 34.74°N, 120.41°WCareaga Sandstone — 34.90°N, 120.32°WCareaga Sandstone — 34.82°N, 120.45°WPico — 34.36°N, 118.56°WPico — 34.32°N, 118.68°WPico — 34.43°N, 118.70°WSan Marcos — 32.42°N, 117.25°WSan Marcos — 26.00°N, 111.14°WSan Marcos — 26.02°N, 111.35°WSan Marcos — 27.10°N, 113.75°WSan Marcos — 27.07°N, 111.98°WSan Marcos — 27.08°N, 112.05°WYorktown — 37.22°N, 76.93°WYorktown — 36.44°N, 77.10°WYorktown — 37.51°N, 77.21°WYorktown — 37.17°N, 76.77°WYorktown — 37.25°N, 76.50°WYorktown — 37.27°N, 76.57°WYorktown — 34.90°N, 78.05°WYorktown — 37.21°N, 76.69°WYorktown — 37.02°N, 76.58°WYorktown — 37.06°N, 76.63°WSantee Limestone — 33.33°N, 80.15°WSantee Limestone — 33.45°N, 80.16°WSantee Limestone — 33.51°N, 80.49°WSantee Limestone — 33.41°N, 80.10°WSantee Limestone — 33.33°N, 79.69°WSantee Limestone — 33.35°N, 80.25°WSantee Limestone — 33.48°N, 80.85°WSantee Limestone — 33.41°N, 80.30°WSantee Limestone — 33.68°N, 80.77°WSantee Limestone — 33.20°N, 80.01°WSantee Limestone — 33.49°N, 80.86°WMarthaville — 31.74°N, 93.40°WMarthaville — 31.72°N, 93.22°WMarthaville — 31.57°N, 93.48°WMarthaville — 31.63°N, 93.64°WMarthaville — 31.61°N, 93.40°WMarthaville — 31.47°N, 93.57°WWeches — 30.67°N, 96.37°WWeches — 30.00°N, 97.15°WWeches — 30.60°N, 96.61°WWeches — 31.53°N, 94.11°WWeches — 31.61°N, 94.64°WWeches — 31.56°N, 94.50°WWeches — 30.68°N, 96.58°WWeches — 31.21°N, 96.02°WWeches — 31.53°N, 94.41°WWeches — 31.34°N, 95.68°WWeches — 31.59°N, 94.84°WWeches — 31.25°N, 96.12°WWeches — 31.22°N, 96.06°WBlack Creek — 35.77°N, 78.64°WBlack Creek — 34.48°N, 78.41°WBlack Creek — 34.68°N, 78.23°WBlack Creek — 35.23°N, 77.79°WTallahatta — 31.40°N, 85.13°WTallahatta — 31.87°N, 88.32°WTallahatta — 31.50°N, 87.80°WTallahatta — 31.30°N, 86.48°WTallahatta — 31.37°N, 84.93°WTallahatta — 31.30°N, 86.55°WTallahatta — 31.37°N, 86.52°WGurabo — 19.45°N, 70.70°WGurabo — 18.73°N, 71.00°WGurabo — 19.30°N, 70.50°WGurabo — 19.53°N, 71.33°WGurabo — 19.30°N, 71.67°WGurabo — 19.58°N, 71.05°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 32.08°N, 88.22°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.92°N, 87.97°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.40°N, 85.13°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.82°N, 87.37°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 32.37°N, 88.68°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.93°N, 88.05°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.35°N, 86.08°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 32.25°N, 88.43°WHatchetigbee Bluff — 31.07°N, 88.03°WCastle Hayne — 34.64°N, 77.65°WCastle Hayne — 34.44°N, 77.89°WCastle Hayne — 34.83°N, 78.02°WCastle Hayne — 35.36°N, 77.32°WCastle Hayne — 35.38°N, 77.99°WCastle Hayne — 35.32°N, 77.33°WCastle Hayne — 35.05°N, 77.75°WCastle Hayne — 35.00°N, 77.00°WCastle Hayne — 34.23°N, 77.94°WChipola — 30.44°N, 85.19°WChipola — 30.43°N, 84.98°WChipola — 30.44°N, 84.28°WChipola — 30.06°N, 84.49°WChipola — 30.47°N, 84.99°WNanafalia — 31.82°N, 86.62°WNanafalia — 31.70°N, 84.85°WNanafalia — 32.25°N, 87.77°WNanafalia — 31.65°N, 86.70°WNanafalia — 31.87°N, 87.20°WNanafalia — 31.83°N, 87.90°WNanafalia — 31.58°N, 85.77°WNanafalia — 31.61°N, 85.05°WNanafalia — 35.65°N, 78.51°WBarton Beds — 50.67°N, 1.08°WBarton Beds — 51.28°N, 0.63°WBarton Beds — 50.78°N, 1.73°WBarton Beds — 50.85°N, 1.78°WBarton Beds — 50.74°N, 1.69°WCaloosahatchee — 25.97°N, 81.73°WCaloosahatchee — 26.89°N, 82.01°WCaloosahatchee — 26.77°N, 81.15°WCaloosahatchee — 26.70°N, 80.99°WCaloosahatchee — 26.75°N, 80.93°WCaloosahatchee — 27.77°N, 82.68°WCaloosahatchee — 27.34°N, 82.42°WJames City — 35.28°N, 76.65°WJames City — 35.04°N, 76.99°WWaccamaw — 33.90°N, 78.84°WWaccamaw — 33.83°N, 78.89°WWaccamaw — 34.21°N, 81.31°WWaccamaw — 34.56°N, 78.49°WWaccamaw — 34.33°N, 78.20°WWaccamaw — 33.40°N, 79.25°WWaccamaw — 32.91°N, 79.95°WQasr el-Sagha — 29.66°N, 30.74°EQasr el-Sagha — 29.62°N, 30.69°EQasr el-Sagha — 29.30°N, 30.17°EVaqueros — 33.68°N, 117.76°WVaqueros — 33.55°N, 117.82°WVaqueros — 34.32°N, 119.08°WVaqueros — 34.37°N, 119.33°WVaqueros — 34.58°N, 120.14°WVaqueros — 34.57°N, 120.17°WNanjemoy — 37.52°N, 76.79°WNanjemoy — 37.72°N, 77.23°WNanjemoy — 37.32°N, 77.28°W

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The named rock units Ostreinae has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 177 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 165 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Ostreinae and its relatives

Eocene

Where Ostreinae and its relatives were recorded in the Eocene.

Found in the same rock

3,259 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records 671 sites for Ostreinae, and this reads 240 of them. Of that, one read hit the database's own return limit, so every count below is a floor rather than a total. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

223 references

Each of the 953 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 211 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content1

Picture of Ostreinae

Credit
nobody named on the record
Licence
not stated by the source
Commercial use
cannot be read from the licence given — check the record

No 3D scan of Ostreinae was found in Sketchfab.

Smithsonian Open Access and MorphoSource were not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. Rafinesque 1815