Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Parent taxon: Cubitostrea according to
See also Stenzel 1949
Sister taxa: Cubitostrea alvarezii, Cubitostrea ameghinoi, Cubitostrea californiana, Cubitostrea digitalina, Cubitostrea dubertreti, Cubitostrea elegans, Cubitostrea flabellula, 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
Subtaxa: Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea) divaricata Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea) perplicata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (33: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia collections)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence