Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combinations: Ostrea rugifera, Ostrea sellaeformis rugifera
Belongs to Cubitostrea according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Gardner 1947, Perrilliat 1994 and Woodring 1982
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 sellaeformis, Cubitostrea smithvillensis, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) cymbula, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) wemmelensis
Type specimen: USNM 114570, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Venezuela (1 collection)
• Miocene of Mexico (2), Panama (1), Puerto Rico (2), United States (13: Florida)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (2: Florida)
• Oligocene of Puerto Rico (2)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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