Hyotissa semiplana

Hyotissa semiplana is an extinct species of large saltwater oysters, a fossil marine bivalve mollusk in the family Gryphaeidae, the foam oysters

Description

Fossil shells of Hyotissa semiplana can reach a diameter of about. They have thick-walled valves, with rough, nodose surface.

Distribution

Fossils of this species have been found in the Campanian-Maestrichtian of Poland, in the Santonian-Maestrichtian of Europe and North Africa and in the Campanian of South India.