Ceratostreon minos Coquand 1869 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Alternative combination: Ostrea minos

Belongs to Ceratostreon according to H. Pugaczewska 1975

Sister taxa: Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti, Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) pliciferum, Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) reticulata, Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) sigmoidea, Ceratostreon flabellatum, Ceratostreon tuberculiferum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (4 collections), Poland (1), Portugal (1), Switzerland (1)

• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Argentina (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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