Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combination: Ostrea arrosis
Belongs to Ostrea (Ostrea) according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965
Sister taxa: Ostrea (Ostrea) atwoodii, Ostrea (Ostrea) bataviana, Ostrea (Ostrea) bomasensis, Ostrea (Ostrea) djuvanaensis, Ostrea (Ostrea) duvali, Ostrea (Ostrea) intermedoides, Ostrea (Ostrea) njalindungensis, Ostrea (Ostrea) osiris, Ostrea (Ostrea) paulucciae, Ostrea (Ostrea) podagrina, Ostrea (Ostrea) promensis, Ostrea (Ostrea) puruensis, Ostrea (Ostrea) spolongensis, Ostrea (Ostrea) subdigitalina, Ostrea (Ostrea) tegalensis
Type specimen: USNM 639026, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (10: Alabama, South Carolina collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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