Rhynchostreon etalloni Pictet and Campiche 1870 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Alternative combination: Ostrea etalloni

Belongs to Rhynchostreon according to H. Pugaczewska 1975

Sister taxa: Rhynchostreon mermeti, Rhynchostreon plicatulum, Rhynchostreon suborbiculatum, Rhynchostreon tombeckianum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Wạwał clay pit ("Infravalanginian") (Cretaceous of Poland)

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