†Odontogryphaea thirsae Gabb 1862 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Alternative combinations: Gryphaea thirsae, Ostrea thirsae

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

See also Maury 1912

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (1: Alabama)

• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (2: Louisiana, North Carolina)

• Paleocene of Mexico (5), United States (29: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana)

Total: 39 collections each including a single occurrence

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