Ambigostrea villei Coquand 1862 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Flemingostreidae

Alternative combinations: Alectryonia villei, Ostrea (Lopha) villei, Ostrea villei

Synonyms: Alectryonia renoui Coquand 1862, Ostrea (Lopha) renoui Coquand 1862, Ostrea bomilcaris Coquand 1869, Ostrea janus Coquand 1862, Ostrea numida Coquand 1869, Ostrea renoui Coquand 1862

Belongs to Ambigostrea according to N. Malchus 1990

Sister taxa: Ambigostrea bretoni, Ambigostrea clarae, Ambigostrea dominici, Ambigostrea pseudovillei, Ambigostrea tripolitana, Cubitostrea tecticosta

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Algeria (3 collections), Egypt (5), Jordan (1), Libya (2), Peru (5), Tunisia (3)

Total: 19 collections including 20 occurrences

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