- Ostrea compressirostra
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Ostrea compressirostra
Temporal range: Paleocene[1]Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Ostreoida Family: Ostreidae Genus: Ostrea Species: †O. compressirostra Binomial name Ostrea compressirostra
(Say, 1824)Subspecies O. c. geraldjohnsoni
O. c. bruceiOstrea compressirostra is a species of prehistoric oyster, found in the Eastern United States[2]. It averages 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in length.[1]
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