Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combinations: Ostrea (Cubitostrea) lisbonensis, Ostrea sellaeformis lisbonensis
Belongs to Cubitostrea according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965
See also Harris 1919 and Stenzel 1949
Sister taxa: Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea), Cubitostrea alvarezii, Cubitostrea ameghinoi, Cubitostrea californiana, Cubitostrea digitalina, Cubitostrea dubertreti, Cubitostrea elegans, Cubitostrea flabellula, Cubitostrea glucumarides, Cubitostrea gudexi, Cubitostrea mezquitalensis, Cubitostrea multicostata, Cubitostrea petropolitana, Cubitostrea plicata, Cubitostrea primordialis, Cubitostrea rugifera, Cubitostrea sellaeformis, Cubitostrea smithvillensis, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) cymbula, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) wemmelensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (3 collections), United States (20: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
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