Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combination: Ostrea smithvillensis
Belongs to Cubitostrea according to H. B. Stenzel 1949
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 plicata, Cubitostrea primordialis, Cubitostrea rugifera, Cubitostrea sellaeformis, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) cymbula, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) wemmelensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (7: Alabama, Texas collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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