†Ostrea (Turkostrea) renzoni Etayo-Serna 1979 (oyster)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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