Ostreola Monterosato 1884 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Parent taxon: Ostreinae according to E. J. Moore 1987
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Todd 2001
Sister taxa: Amphidonta, Avia, Conradostrea, Cryptostreini, Cubitostrea, Dendostrea, Fatina, Ferganea, Flemingostrea, Odontogryphaea, Ostreini, Pustulostreini, Sokolowia, Undulostreini
Subtaxa: Ostreola venturana
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2 collections), Panama (2), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of Panama (10)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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