Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Parent taxon: Ostreidae according to S. Ros-Franch et al. 2014
See also Hautmann 2001
Sister taxa: Anulostrea, Booneostrea, Crassostrea, Crassostreinae, Denostrea, Kulunostrea, Laevostrea, Lophinae, Margostrea, Nicaisolopha, Notostrea, Oscillopha, Ostrea, Ostreinae, Peilinia, Planostrea, Pulvinostrea, Quadrostrea, Saccostreinae, Striostreinae
Subtaxa: Umbrostrea cristadifformis Umbrostrea emamii Umbrostrea iranica Umbrostrea montiscaprilis Umbrostrea spondyloides
Type: Umbrostrea emamii
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (4 collections), Egypt (1), Germany (5), Hungary (11), Iran (23), Italy (1), Jordan (3), Romania (1), Singapore (1), Slovenia (5), Spain (1), United States (52: Nevada)
Total: 108 collections including 119 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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