Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative spelling: Ostrea (Flemingostrea)
Parent taxon: Ostreinae according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Cox et al. 1971, Kachhara et al. 2011, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Amphidonta, Avia, Conradostrea, Cryptostreini, Cubitostrea, Dendostrea, Fatina, Ferganea, Odontogryphaea, Ostreini, Ostreola, Pustulostreini, Sokolowia, Undulostreini
Subtaxa: Flemingostrea cretacea Flemingostrea haydeni
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
• Eocene of China (3)
• Paleocene of India (2), Pakistan (1)
• Cretaceous of Afghanistan (1), Argentina (1), Mexico (4), United States (63: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas)
Total: 77 collections including 82 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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