Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combination: Ambigostrea sechura
Belongs to Ostrea (Lopha) according to Olsson 1944
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 teranosawensis, Lopha vascularis, Lopha vulsa, Lopha wulanwulaensis, Ostrea (Lopha) guppyi, Ostrea (Lopha) hyotiformis, Ostrea (Lopha) larva, Ostrea (Lopha) paramegodon
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Peru (4 collections)
• Cretaceous of Peru (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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