†Aetostreon latissimum Lamarck 1801 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Alternative combination: Gryphaea latissima
Belongs to Aetostreon according to H. Pugaczewska 1975
See also Douville 1879
Sister taxa: Aetostreon neocomiensis, Aetostreon subsinuatum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (4 collections), Chile (2), France (5), Germany (1), Italy (1), Mexico (1), Poland (2), Tunisia (1), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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