†Pycnodonte (Gigantostrea) leeana Wilson 1987 (oyster)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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