Hyotissa aguaclarensis Hodson et al. 1927 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Alternative combinations: Ostrea (Pycnodonte) gatunensis aguaclarensis, Ostrea aguaclarensis, Ostrea gatunensis aguaclarensis

Full reference: F. Hodson, H. K. Hodson, and G. D. Harris. 1927. Some Venezualan and Caribbean Mollusks. Bulletins of America Paleontology 13(49):1-160

Belongs to Hyotissa according to W. P. Woodring 1982

See also Hodson et al. 1927 and Olsson and Richards 1961

Sister taxa: Hyotissa haitensis, Hyotissa hyotis, Hyotissa imbricata, Hyotissa paraguanensis, Hyotissa polylopha, Hyotissa semiplana, Hyotissa tryoni, Hyotissa virleti, Parahyotissa (Parahyotissa), Parahyotissa (Numismoida)

Subtaxa: Ostrea aguaclarensis paraguanensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at N.V.P. Blue No. 3892 - Cantaure Formation (Miocene of Venezuela)

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