Lopha teranosawensis Nakazawa and Newell 1968 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Full reference: K. Nakazawa and N.D. Newell. 1968. Permian bivalves of Japan. Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Series of Geology and Mineralogy 35(1):1-108

Belongs to Lopha according to K. Nakazawa and N.D. Newell 1968

Sister taxa: Lopha (Actinostreon), Lopha (Arctostrea), Lopha (Lopha), Lopha (Rastellum), Lopha blanfordi, Lopha chlamydoides, Lopha costata, Lopha cotteaui, Lopha cristagalli, Lopha dageensis, Lopha dieneri, Lopha engelmanni, Lopha eos, Lopha euzebioi, Lopha haidingeriana, Lopha lombardi, Lopha longifolium, Lopha mesenterica, Lopha murakamii, Lopha papieri, Lopha radiata, Lopha simplexa, Lopha stefaninii, Lopha syphax, Lopha vascularis, Lopha vulsa, Lopha wulanwulaensis, Ostrea (Lopha) guppyi, Ostrea (Lopha) hyotiformis, Ostrea (Lopha) larva, Ostrea (Lopha) paramegodon, Ostrea (Lopha) sechura

Type specimen: Its type locality is Teranosawa, Maiya, Towa-cho, Miyagi Prefecture, which is in a Wordian marine horizon in the Tenjinnoki Formation of Japan

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Japan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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