Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Alternative combinations: Crassostrea eldridgei, Ostrea eldridgei, Pycnodonte (Crenostrea) eldridgei
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1907. New and characteristic species of fossil mollusks from the oil-bearing Tertiary formations of southern California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 32(1545):525-546
Belongs to Crenostrea according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Addicott 1973, Arnold 1907, Hertlein and Jordan 1927, Loel and Corey 1932 and Moore 1987
Sister taxa: Crenostrea segurai, Pycnodonte (Crenostrea) achanes, Pycnodonte (Crenostrea) antiguensis, Pycnodonte (Crenostrea) verracruzana, Pycnodonte (Crenostrea) wuellerstorfi
Type specimen: USNM 164966, a shell
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (9: California collections)
• Oligocene of United States (7: California)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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