Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combination: Oscillolopha syphax
Belongs to Lopha according to S. Mendir et al. 2021
See also Dhondt et al. 1999, Kiessling 2009 and Maury 1936
Sister taxa: Lopha (Actinostreon), Lopha (Arctostrea), Lopha (Lopha), Lopha (Rastellum), Lopha blanfordi, Lopha chlamydoides, Lopha costata, Lopha cotteaui, Lopha cristagalli, Lopha dageensis, Lopha dieneri, Lopha engelmanni, Lopha eos, Lopha euzebioi, Lopha haidingeriana, Lopha lombardi, Lopha longifolium, Lopha mesenterica, Lopha murakamii, Lopha papieri, Lopha radiata, Lopha simplexa, Lopha staufferi, Lopha stefaninii, Lopha teranosawensis, Lopha vascularis, Lopha vulsa, Lopha wulanwulaensis, Ostrea (Lopha) guppyi, Ostrea (Lopha) hyotiformis, Ostrea (Lopha) larva, Ostrea (Lopha) paramegodon, Ostrea (Lopha) sechura, Ostrea (Lopha) ucheensis
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (5 collections), Brazil (1), Egypt (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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