Agerostrea mesenterica Morton 1834 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Flemingostreidae

Alternative combination: Agorostrea mesenterica

Belongs to Agerostrea according to M. Aberhan 2010

Sister taxa: Agerostrea falcata, Agerostrea rouxi, Agerostrea ungulatus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (32: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Texas, Wyoming collections)

Total: 32 collections including 35 occurrences

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.