Ostrea compressirostra
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]
| Ostrea compressirostra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreida |
| Family: | Ostreidae |
| Genus: | Ostrea |
| Species: | O. compressirostra |
| Binomial name | |
| Ostrea compressirostra (Say, 1824) | |
| Subspecies | |
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O. c. geraldjohnsoni | |
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