Tribe Lophini Vialov 1936 (oyster)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Parent taxon: Lophinae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Abruptolopha, Alectryonella, Arctostrea, Cameleolopha, Lopha, Myrakeenini, Oscillolopha, Pseudoperna, Rastellum
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lophini in the database