Rhynchostreon plicatulum Lamarck 1819 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Alternative combination: Gryphaea plicatula

Synonyms: Exogyra plicatula Lamarck 1910, Ostrea ratisbonensis Coquand 1869, Ostrea reaumuri Coquand 1859

Belongs to Rhynchostreon according to N. Malchus 1990

Sister taxa: Rhynchostreon etalloni, Rhynchostreon mermeti, Rhynchostreon suborbiculatum, Rhynchostreon tombeckianum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Germany (2 collections), USSR (2)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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