Ostrea compressirostra

Ostrea compressirostra
Temporal range: Paleocene[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Bivalvia
Order:Ostreoida
Family:Ostreidae
Genus:Ostrea
Species: O. compressirostra
Binomial name
Ostrea compressirostra
(Say, 1824)
Subspecies

O. c. geraldjohnsoni
 O. c. brucei

Ostrea compressirostra is a species of prehistoric saltwater oyster, a fossil that is found in the Eastern United States.[2] It averages 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in length.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ostrea compressirostra
  2. ↑ Paleobiology Database: Ostrea compressirostra
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