Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) reticulata Reuss 1846 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Alternative combination: Exogyra reticulata

Synonyms: Chama haliotoidea Sowerby 1813, Exogyra haliotoidea Sowerby 1813, Ostrea haliotoidea Sowerby 1813

Belongs to Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) according to N. Malchus et al. 1994

See also Maury 1936

Sister taxa: Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti, Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) pliciferum, Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) sigmoidea, Ceratostreon flabellatum, Ceratostreon minos, Ceratostreon tuberculiferum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), Brazil (2), the Czech Republic (3)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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