†Crassostrea virginica auroraensis Ward and Blackwelder 1987 (eastern oyster)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Full reference: L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder. 1987. Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene Mollusca from the James City and Chowan River Formations at Lee Creek Mine. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 61:113-283
Belongs to Crassostrea virginica according to L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder 1987
Sister taxa: Crassostrea virginica labellensis, Ostrea virginica falconensis
Type specimen: USNM 203911
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Section 5 (Unit C, James City Fm) - Lee Creek Mine (Quaternary of North Carolina)