Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Full reference: R. L. Squires and R. Demetrion. 1990. New Eocene Marine Bivalves from Baja California Sur, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 64(3):382-391
Belongs to Cubitostrea according to R. L. Squires and R. Demetrion 1990
See also Squires and Demetrion 1992
Sister taxa: Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea), Cubitostrea alvarezii, Cubitostrea ameghinoi, Cubitostrea californiana, Cubitostrea digitalina, Cubitostrea dubertreti, Cubitostrea elegans, Cubitostrea flabellula, Cubitostrea glucumarides, Cubitostrea gudexi, Cubitostrea lisbonensis, Cubitostrea multicostata, Cubitostrea petropolitana, Cubitostrea plicata, Cubitostrea primordialis, Cubitostrea rugifera, Cubitostrea sellaeformis, Cubitostrea smithvillensis, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) cymbula, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) wemmelensis
Type specimen: IMMG 5073, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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