Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Full reference: P. Jung. 1974. Eocene Mollusks from Curacao, West Indies. Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 84(1):483-500
Belongs to Crassostrea according to P. Jung 1974
Sister taxa: Crassostrea (Heterostrea), Crassostrea afra, Crassostrea alabamiensis, Crassostrea angulata, Crassostrea ashleyi, Crassostrea columbiensis, Crassostrea contracta, Crassostrea corteziensis, Crassostrea cucullaris, Crassostrea cyathula, Crassostrea cymaeformis, Crassostrea englekyi, Crassostrea eucorrugata, Crassostrea gigas, Crassostrea gryphoides, Crassostrea hatcheri, Crassostrea kawauchidensis, Crassostrea laperrinei, Crassostrea patagonica, Crassostrea raincourti, Crassostrea rhizophorae, Crassostrea rutiformis, Crassostrea sikamea, Crassostrea soudanensis, Crassostrea tectonica, Crassostrea tenera, Crassostrea titan, Crassostrea transitoria, Crassostrea vaquerosensis, Crassostrea virginica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Ceru di Cueba (Eocene of Netherlands Antilles)
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