Hyotissa tryoni Gabb 1881 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Alternative combination: Ostrea tryoni

Belongs to Hyotissa according to W. P. Woodring 1982

Sister taxa: Hyotissa aguaclarensis, Hyotissa haitensis, Hyotissa hyotis, Hyotissa imbricata, Hyotissa paraguanensis, Hyotissa polylopha, Hyotissa semiplana, Hyotissa virleti, Parahyotissa (Parahyotissa), Parahyotissa (Numismoida)

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Woodring Loc. 116a - Canal Zone [upper Culebra Fm] (Miocene of Panama)

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