Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combinations: Alectryonella vicksburgensis, Alectryonia vicksburgensis, Ostrea vicksburgensis
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1848. Observations on the Eocene formations, and descriptions of one hundred and five new fossils from that period, from the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi; with an appendix. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3:280-299
Belongs to Lopha (Lopha) according to D. T. Dockery 1982
See also Conrad 1848, Harris 1919, Kosnik 2002, Mansfield 1940 and Palmer and Brann 1965
Sister taxa: Lopha (Lopha) aucapitainei, Lopha (Lopha) babatagensis, Lopha (Lopha) morgani
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Mexico (3 collections), United States (46: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi)
• Eocene of United States (10: Alabama, Mississippi)
Total: 59 collections each including a single occurrence
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