Costagyra olisiponensis Sharpe 1850

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Alternative combinations: Exogyra (Costagyra) olisiponensis, Exogyra olisiponensis, Ostrea (Exogyra) olisiponensis

Synonyms: Exogyra (Exogyra) olisiponensis Sharpe 1958, Ostrea laciniata Orbigny 1869, Ostrea oxyntas Coquand 1880

Belongs to Costagyra according to S. Mendir et al. 2021

See also Barber 1958, Choffat 1888, Choffat 1905, Dartevelle and Freneix 1957, Malchus 1990, Reyment 1955 and Woods 1911

Sister taxa: none

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Afghanistan (2 collections), Algeria (9), Angola (2), Brazil (18), Egypt (24), Italy (1), Jordan (3), Libya (9), Mexico (1), Morocco (3), Nigeria (7), Oman (1), Peru (8), Spain (1), Tunisia (1), USSR (3), United States (3: Arizona)

Total: 96 collections each including a single occurrence

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