Alectryonia ludoviciana Harris 1919 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Alternative combination: Ostrea vicksburgensis ludoviciana

Belongs to Alectryonia according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965

See also Harris 1919

Sister taxa: Alectryonia clotbeyi, Alectryonia martinsi, Alectryonia parasitica, Ostrea (Alectryonia) dilleri, Ostrea (Alectryonia) diluviana, Ostrea (Alectryonia) gregarea

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (8: Alabama, South Carolina collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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