†Arctostrea Pervinquiere 1910 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Parent taxon: Lophinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abruptolopha, Alectryonella, Cameleolopha, Lopha, Lophini, Myrakeenini, Oscillolopha, Pseudoperna, Rastellum
Subtaxa: Arctostrea amor Arctostrea avita
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Azerbaijan (1 collection), France (6), Japan (1), Spain (1), Ukraine (1), United States (26: Alabama, Maryland, Mississippi, Texas), Yemen (1)
• Jurassic of Egypt (2), Ethiopia (1), Germany (1), Kenya (2), Somalia (1), Yemen (3)
Total: 47 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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