†Conradostrea lawrencei Ward and Blackwelder 1987 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Full reference: L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder. 1987. Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene Mollusca from the James City and Chowan River Formations at Lee Creek Mine. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 61:113-283
Belongs to Conradostrea according to L. W. Ward 1992
See also Ward and Blackwelder 1987
Sister taxa: Conradostrea greeni, Conradostrea osculum, Conradostrea sculpturata
Type specimen: USNM 203913
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida, North Carolina collections)
• Pliocene of United States (3: North Carolina)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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