†Curvostrea tevesthensis Coquand 1862 (oyster)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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