Cubitostrea primordialis Griffin et al. 2005 (oyster)

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 Cubitostrea according to M. Griffin et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea), Cubitostrea alvarezii, Cubitostrea ameghinoi, Cubitostrea californiana, Cubitostrea digitalina, Cubitostrea dubertreti, Cubitostrea elegans, Cubitostrea flabellula, Cubitostrea glucumarides, Cubitostrea gudexi, Cubitostrea lisbonensis, Cubitostrea mezquitalensis, Cubitostrea multicostata, Cubitostrea petropolitana, Cubitostrea plicata, Cubitostrea rugifera, Cubitostrea sellaeformis, Cubitostrea smithvillensis, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) cymbula, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) wemmelensis

Type specimen: GHUNLPam 17157, a shell. Its type locality is Liu Malal 1, which is in a Danian offshore siltstone in the Jagüel Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Liu Malal 1

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