Curvostrea tevesthensis Coquand 1862 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Alternative combination: Ostrea tevesthensis

Synonyms: Liostrea tevesthensis Coquand 1912, Ostrea boucheroni Coquand 1859, Pycnodonta boucheroni Coquand 1859

Belongs to Curvostrea according to B. Musavu Moussavou 2017

See also Cooper 2002, Dartevelle and Freneix 1957, Lombard 1930 and Malchus 1990

Sister taxa: Curvostrea heinzi, Curvostrea isidis, Curvostrea rouvillei

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Algeria (3 collections), Bulgaria (1), Gabon (2), Kazakhstan (1), Libya (1), Niger (1), Tunisia (2)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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