deepsea oyster
Neopycnodonte cochlear
Classification
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Ostreida
- Family
- Gryphaeidae
Neopycnodonte is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Gryphaeidae. This genus is very well represented in the fossil record, however the number of living species is very few. Fossil specimens of Neopycnodonte species possibly dating as old as about 60 million years (Paleocene).
Neopycnodonte est un genre de mollusques bivalves de la famille des Gryphaeidae. Systématique Le genre Neopycnodonte a été créé en 1971 par le paléontologue et malacologiste américain Henryk Bronislaw Stenzel (d) avec pour espèce type Neopycnodonte cochlear.
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Distribution
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