Pycnodonta rarilamella Melleville 1843 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Alternative combination: Ostrea rarilamella

Belongs to Pycnodonta according to H. Douvillé 1920

See also Newton 1905

Sister taxa: Gryphaea belli, Pycnodonta frauscheri, Pycnodonta vesicularis, Pycnodonte (Costeina), Pycnodonte (Crenostrea), Pycnodonte (Gigantostrea), Pycnodonte (Pegma), Pycnodonte (Phygraea), Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte), Pycnodonte amakusensis, Pycnodonte costei, Pycnodonte erici, Pycnodonte ewekoroensis, Pycnodonte gryphovicinus, Pycnodonte heermanni, Pycnodonte loeli, Pycnodonte nigeriensis, Pycnodonte percrassa, Pycnodonte squarrosa, Pycnodonte trigonalis, Pycnodonte vesicularis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Bulgaria (3 collections), Senegal (1)

• Paleocene of Niger (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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