Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combination: Ostrea patagonica
Synonym: Ostrea ferrarisi d'Orbigny 1842
Belongs to Crassostrea according to M. Griffin and S. N. Nielsen 2008
Sister taxa: Crassostrea (Heterostrea), Crassostrea afra, Crassostrea alabamiensis, Crassostrea angulata, Crassostrea ashleyi, Crassostrea columbiensis, Crassostrea contracta, Crassostrea corteziensis, Crassostrea cucullaris, Crassostrea cuebana, Crassostrea cyathula, Crassostrea cymaeformis, Crassostrea englekyi, Crassostrea eucorrugata, Crassostrea gigas, Crassostrea gryphoides, Crassostrea hatcheri, Crassostrea kawauchidensis, Crassostrea laperrinei, Crassostrea raincourti, Crassostrea rhizophorae, Crassostrea rutiformis, Crassostrea sikamea, Crassostrea soudanensis, Crassostrea tectonica, Crassostrea tenera, Crassostrea titan, Crassostrea transitoria, Crassostrea vaquerosensis, Crassostrea virginica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Chile (5 collections)
• Miocene to Pleistocene of Argentina (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Chile (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (9)
• Deseadan of Argentina (1)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences
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