Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Alternative combinations: Ostrea aviculaformis, Ostrea aviculiformis
Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1905. A Stratigraphic Study in the Mount Diablo Range of California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Third Series Geology 2(2):1-148
Belongs to Gryphaeostrea according to R. L. Squires 2018
See also Anderson 1905, Arnold 1909, Dickerson 1916 and Moore 1987
Sister taxa: Gryphaea (Gryphaeostrea) pernambucensis, Gryphaea (Gryphaeostrea) trachyoptera, Gryphaeostrea arduennensis, Gryphaeostrea callophyla, Gryphaeostrea canaliculata, Gryphaeostrea kochiensis, Gryphaeostrea lateralis, Gryphaeostrea sanjuanicus, Gryphaeostrea vomer
Type specimen: Its type locality is CAS 66747 - Alcalde Hills [Domengine Sandstone], which is in a Ypresian marine sandstone in the Domengine Formation of California
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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