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Taxon: Genus Dendostrea Swainson, 1835 - tree oysters (mollusc)
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Authorship

Original name, rank & spelling:  Swainson, W. 1835. Baldwin and Cradock, London: 39 ("Sw."). ≡
Subsequent publication:  Sowerby, G.B., Jun. 1842. Conch. Man. (ed. 2): 137 ("Sw."). ≡

Etymology

Greek (subst. neut.) δένδρον [déndron] (gen.: δένδρου), tree. Ref: G.B. Sowerby Jr., 1842: 137.
Greek (subst. neut.) ὄστρεον [óstreon] (gen.: ὀστρέου), oyster. Ref: G.B. Sowerby Jr., 1842: 137.

Attributes

Incorrect subsequent spelling (orth. inval.: "orth. null.") [ICZN] Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]. Nomencl. Zool.: [19 Dec 2008] ("Sowerby, 1842", "err. pro -drostraea Swainson 1840"). [false].
Correct original spelling [ICZN, 1999: Art. 32.5] Ref: MolluscaBase, 2015-present: [29 Dec 2021]. [implicit]

Variants

Correct spelling: Dendrostraea (Genus) Swainson, 1840 Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]: [19 Dec 2008].

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: tree oysters Ref: W. Swainson, 1835: 39. [new]
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