Biology:Ostrea compressirostra

Short description: Species of bivalve

Ostrea compressirostra Temporal range: Zanclean to Gelasian ~4.5 Ma to 1.8 Ma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Ostreida
Family:	Ostreidae
Genus:	Ostrea
Species:	O. compressirostra
Binomial name
Ostrea compressirostra (Say, 1824)
Subspecies
O. c. geraldjohnsoni O. c. brucei

Ostrea compressirostra is a species of prehistoric saltwater oyster, a fossil that is found in the Yorktown Formation, Chowan River Formation, Waccamaw Formation, and their equivalents in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia (U.S. State). Its maximum size is roughly 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in length.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7107732 entry