Ostrea stentina explained

Ostrea stentina is a species of oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters.^{[1] [2]}

Fossil records

The fossil record of this species dates back to the Miocene (age range: 7.246 to 0.126 million years ago). These fossils have been found in Italy, Angola, Namibia and Algeria.^[3]

Distribution

This species has a Mediterranean distribution.^{[4] [5]}

References

• Repetto G., Orlando F. & Arduino G. (2005): Conchiglie del Mediterraneo, Amici del Museo "Federico Eusebio", Alba, Italy

Notes and References

1. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=489077 WoRMS
2. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id512100/ Biolib
3. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=116392 Fossilworks
4. http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/SearchSpecies.php?freeText=&inputFamily=&inputGenus=ostreola&inputSpecies=stentina&inputVariety=&inputAuthor=&B1=Search WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
5. Sylvie Lapègue, Inès Ben Salah, Frederico M. Batista, Serge Heurtebise, Lassad Neifar and Pierre Boudry Phylogeographic study of the dwarf oyster, Ostreola stentina, from Morocco, Portugal and Tunisia: evidence of a geographic disjunction with the closely related taxa, Ostrea aupouria and Ostreola equestris