Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combinations: Lopha (Arctostrea) mesenterica, Ostrea mesenterica
Belongs to Lopha according to D. Jablonksi 2000
See also Aberhan 2010, Baird 1984, Bobkova 1961 and Stephenson 1941
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 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, Ostrea (Lopha) sechura
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Afghanistan (1 collection), United States (63: Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Texas)
Total: 64 collections each including a single occurrence
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