Lopha radiata Lamarck 1819 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Alternative combination: Ostrea radiata

Belongs to Lopha according to S. K. Skwarko 1994

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 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:

• Miocene of Indonesia (1 collection)

• Paleocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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