Ostrea compressirostra

Ostrea compressirostra is a species of prehistoric saltwater oyster, a fossil that is found in the Eastern United States.[2] It averages 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in length.[1] Its maximum size is roughly 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in length.

Ostrea compressirostra
Temporal range: Paleocene[1]
Scientific classification
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

References

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