Cubitostrea lisbonensis Harris 1919 (oyster)

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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