†Neopycnodonte navicularis Brocchi 1814 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Alternative combinations: Neopycnodonta navicularis, Ostrea navicularis, Pycnodonta navicularis, Pycnodonte navicularis
Belongs to Neopycnodonte according to W. Kiessling 2009
See also Bosselaers et al. 2004, Freneix et al. 1988 and Marasti 1973
Sister taxon: Neopycnodonte cochlear
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Greece (2 collections), Italy (1)
• Miocene of Algeria (2), Austria (2), Belgium (1), Bulgaria (3), the Czech Republic (1), Greece (4), Italy (9), Poland (5), Spain (1)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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