Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Alternative combinations: Ostraea lincolnensis, Ostrea lincolnensis
Full reference: C. E. Weaver. 1916. Tertiary faunal horizons of western Washington. University of Washington Publications in Geology 1(1):1-67
Belongs to Phygraea according to R. L. Squires 2018
See also Durham 1944, Wagner and Schilling 1923 and Weaver 1916
Sister taxa: Phygraea badgeri, Phygraea haleyi, Phygraea newberryi, Phygraea pacifica, Phygraea stewarti, Pycnodonte (Phygraea) burckhardti, Pycnodonte (Phygraea) proteus, Pycnodonte (Phygraea) pseudovesicularis, Pycnodonte (Phygraea) sarmientoi, Pycnodonte (Phygraea) vesicularis, Pycnodonte (Phygraea) wratheri
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (7: Alaska, California, Washington collections)
• Eocene of Canada (1: British Columbia)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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