Ostrea (Lopha) guppyi Woodring 1925 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Full reference: W. P. Woodring. 1925. Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 1: Pelecypods and Scaphopods. Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies

Belongs to Ostrea (Lopha) according to W. P. Woodring 1925

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 stefaninii, Lopha syphax, Lopha teranosawensis, Lopha vascularis, Lopha vulsa, Lopha wulanwulaensis, Ostrea (Lopha) hyotiformis, Ostrea (Lopha) larva, Ostrea (Lopha) paramegodon, Ostrea (Lopha) sechura

Type specimen: USNM 352773, a shell

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Haiti (3 collections)

• Miocene of Haiti (5)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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