Ostrea (Ostrea) atwoodii Gabb 1866

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Alternative combinations: Ostrea atwoodi, Ostrea atwoodii

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1866. Section I. Tertiary Invertebrate Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 1-38

Belongs to Ostrea (Ostrea) according to E. J. Moore 1987

See also Gabb 1866 and Grant, IV and Gale 1931

Sister taxa: Ostrea (Ostrea) arrosis, 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

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (10: California collections)

• Miocene of United States (18: California)

Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence

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