†family Arctostreidae Vialov 1983 (oyster)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Arctostreidae
Parent taxon: Ostreoidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Arctostreinae Palaeolophinae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Arctostreidae in the database