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Ostrea compressirostra

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Ostrea compressirostra
Temporal range: Paleocene[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
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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