Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Parent taxon: Ostreidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anulostrea, Booneostrea, Crassostrea, Crassostreinae, Denostrea, Kulunostrea, Laevostrea, Lophinae, Nicaisolopha, Notostrea, Oscillopha, Ostrea, Ostreinae, Peilinia, Planostrea, Pulvinostrea, Quadrostrea, Saccostreinae, Striostreinae, Umbrostrea

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USGS D11969, Section 1 [Fort Hays Limestone Mbr, Niobrara Fm] (Cretaceous of New Mexico)

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