†subfamily Palaeolophinae Malchus 1990 (oyster)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Arctostreidae
Parent taxon: Arctostreidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Cooper 2002
Sister taxon: Arctostreinae
Subtaxa: Nacrolopha Oscillophini
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeolophinae in the database