†Rhynchostreon plicatulum Lamarck 1819 (oyster)
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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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