Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combination: Ostrea contracta
Belongs to Crassostrea according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965
See also Morales-Ortega et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Crassostrea (Cymbulostrea), Crassostrea (Heterostrea), Crassostrea afra, Crassostrea alabamiensis, Crassostrea angulata, Crassostrea ashleyi, Crassostrea columbiensis, 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 patagonica, Crassostrea raincourti, Crassostrea rhizophorae, Crassostrea rutiformis, Crassostrea sikamea, Crassostrea soudanensis, Crassostrea subtrigonalis, Crassostrea tectonica, Crassostrea tenera, Crassostrea tetoriensis, Crassostrea titan, Crassostrea transitoria, Crassostrea vaquerosensis, Crassostrea virginica
Subtaxa: Ostrea contracta amichel
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (11 collections), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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