Aetostreon
Extinct genus of bivalves
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Aetostreon is an extinct genus[2] or subgenus within the genus Exogyra[1] of fossil marine oysters in the family Gryphaeidae.[1][2]
| Aetostreon Temporal range: Jurassic–Cretaceous, | |
|---|---|
| Aetostreon latissimum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreida |
| Family: | Gryphaeidae |
| Subfamily: | †Exogyrinae |
| Genus: | †Aetostreon Bayle, 1878 |
Select species
- †Aetostreon latissimum (Lamarck, 1801)
- †Aetostreon pilmatuegrossum Rubilar & Lazo, 2009[2]
- †Aetostreon subsinuatum (Leymerie 1842)