Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Full reference: M. Griffin, S. Casadio, and A. Parras. 2005. Maastrichtian and Danian species of Turkostreini (Ostreidae, Crassostreinae) from the Neuquén Basin, Argentina. Ameghiniana 42(2):257-276
Belongs to Turkostrea according to M. Griffin et al. 2005
See also Brezina et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Ostrea (Turkostrea) bogharensis, Ostrea (Turkostrea) renzoni, Turkostrea damboreneae
Type specimen: Its type locality is Liu Malal 2, which is in a Danian shallow subtidal limestone in the Roca Formation of Argentina
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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