Ostrea (Turkostrea) renzoni Etayo-Serna 1979 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Full reference: F. Etayo-Serna. 1979. La fauna de moluscos del Paleoceno de Colombia. Moluscos de una capa del Paleoceno de Manatial (Guajira). Boletín de Geología 13(27):5-55

Belongs to Ostrea (Turkostrea) according to F. Etayo-Serna 1979

Sister taxa: Ostrea (Turkostrea) bogharensis, Turkostrea argentina, Turkostrea damboreneae

Type specimen: UCMP 14724, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP C-14091, Manantial, which is in a Selandian paralic sandstone in the Manantial Formation of Colombia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Colombia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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