Aetostreon

Extinct genus of bivalves From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aetostreon is an extinct genus[2] or subgenus within the genus Exogyra[1] of fossil marine oysters in the family Gryphaeidae.[1][2]

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Bivalvia
Order:Ostreida
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Aetostreon
Temporal range: JurassicCretaceous, 189.6–99.7 Ma[1]
Aetostreon latissimum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Gryphaeidae
Subfamily: Exogyrinae
Genus: Aetostreon
Bayle, 1878
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  • Aetostreon latissimum (Lamarck, 1801)
  • Aetostreon pilmatuegrossum Rubilar & Lazo, 2009[2]
  •  †Aetostreon subsinuatum (Leymerie 1842)

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