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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. ^ a b Ostrea compressirostra
  2. ^ Paleobiology Database: Ostrea compressirostra


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