Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combinations: Ostrea (Cubitostrea) flabellula, Ostrea (Euostrea) flabellula, Ostrea flabellula, Ostrea flabellulata
Belongs to Cubitostrea according to S. Tracey et al. 1996
See also Favre 1917, Pacaud and Le Renard 1995 and Wozny 1977
Sister taxa: Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea), Cubitostrea alvarezii, Cubitostrea ameghinoi, Cubitostrea californiana, Cubitostrea digitalina, Cubitostrea dubertreti, Cubitostrea elegans, Cubitostrea glucumarides, Cubitostrea gudexi, Cubitostrea lisbonensis, Cubitostrea mezquitalensis, Cubitostrea multicostata, Cubitostrea petropolitana, Cubitostrea plicata, Cubitostrea primordialis, Cubitostrea rugifera, Cubitostrea sellaeformis, Cubitostrea smithvillensis, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) cymbula, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) wemmelensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Bulgaria (1 collection), France (1), Poland (1), the United Kingdom (4)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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