Subfamily Saccostreinae Salvi 2014 (oyster)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Parent taxon: Ostreidae according to M. Raith et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Anulostrea, Booneostrea, Crassostrea, Crassostreinae, Denostrea, Kulunostrea, Laevostrea, Lophinae, Margostrea, Nicaisolopha, Notostrea, Oscillopha, Ostrea, Ostreinae, Peilinia, Planostrea, Pulvinostrea, Quadrostrea, Striostreinae, Umbrostrea
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Saccostreinae in the database