Cubitostrea plicata Solander 1766

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Alternative combinations: Chama plicata, Crassostrea (Cubitostrea) plicata, Crassostrea plicata, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) plicata

Belongs to Cubitostrea according to L. R. Le Renard 1994

See also Lan 1997 and Wozny 1977

Sister taxa: Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea), Cubitostrea alvarezii, Cubitostrea ameghinoi, Cubitostrea californiana, Cubitostrea digitalina, Cubitostrea dubertreti, Cubitostrea elegans, Cubitostrea flabellula, Cubitostrea glucumarides, Cubitostrea gudexi, Cubitostrea lisbonensis, Cubitostrea mezquitalensis, Cubitostrea multicostata, Cubitostrea petropolitana, Cubitostrea primordialis, Cubitostrea rugifera, Cubitostrea sellaeformis, Cubitostrea smithvillensis, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) cymbula, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) wemmelensis

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Libya (1 collection)

• Eocene of Bulgaria (2), China (1), Egypt (1), France (6), Hungary (1), Poland (2), the United Kingdom (15)

Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence

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