Alectryonella Sacco 1897 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Parent taxon: Lophinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Lamprell and Healy 1998 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abruptolopha, Arctostrea, Cameleolopha, Lopha, Lophini, Myrakeenini, Oscillolopha, Pseudoperna, Rastellum
Subtaxa: Alectryonella plicatula
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Iran (1 collection), Kenya (2), Saudi Arabia (2)
• Pliocene of Egypt (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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