Acutostrea orientalis Douvillé 1929 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Alternative combination: Liostrea orientalis

Belongs to Acutostrea according to E. Gliozzi and A. Malatesta 1983

Sister taxa: Acutostrea gaviota, Acutostrea griesensis, Acutostrea idriaensis, Acutostrea incurva, Acutostrea miguelensis, Acutostrea simiensis, Ostrea plumosa

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Acutostrea orientalis in the database

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