Pycnodonte (Gigantostrea) leeana Wilson 1987 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Full reference: D. Wilson. 1987. A new pycnodont oyster from the Pungo River Formation, and an annotated list of Cenozoic pycnodonts of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 61:13-20

Belongs to Pycnodonte (Gigantostrea) according to D. Wilson 1987

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: USNM 647580

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (3: Florida, North Carolina collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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