Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combination: Ostrea tenera
Belongs to Crassostrea according to P. Jeffery and S. Tracey 1997
Sister taxa: Crassostrea (Cymbulostrea), Crassostrea (Heterostrea), Crassostrea afra, Crassostrea alabamiensis, Crassostrea angulata, Crassostrea ashleyi, Crassostrea columbiensis, Crassostrea contracta, Crassostrea corteziensis, Crassostrea cucullaris, Crassostrea cuebana, Crassostrea cyathula, Crassostrea cymaeformis, Crassostrea englekyi, Crassostrea eucorrugata, Crassostrea gigas, Crassostrea gryphoides, Crassostrea hatcheri, Crassostrea kawauchidensis, Crassostrea laperrinei, Crassostrea patagonica, Crassostrea raincourti, Crassostrea rhizophorae, Crassostrea rutiformis, Crassostrea sikamea, Crassostrea soudanensis, Crassostrea subtrigonalis, Crassostrea tectonica, Crassostrea tetoriensis, Crassostrea titan, Crassostrea transitoria, Crassostrea vaquerosensis, Crassostrea virginica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (5 collections)
• Paleocene of the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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