†Liostrea bourguignati Coquand 1869 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Alternative combination: Ostrea bourguignati
Belongs to Liostrea according to E. Dartevelle and S. Freneix 1957
Sister taxa: Liostrea arabica, Liostrea birmanica, Liostrea cellae, Liostrea gauthieri, Liostrea heinzi, Liostrea jaxartensis, Liostrea lehmanni, Liostrea michailowskii, Liostrea minor, Liostrea multiformis, Liostrea newelli, Liostrea prima, Liostrea roachensis, Liostrea socialis, Liostrea strigilecula, Liostrea sublamellosa, Liostrea tibetica, Liostrea toyorensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Kibamba (Loya quarry), Moyen-Congo (Cretaceous of Congo-Brazzaville)
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