†Arctostrea Pervinquiere 1910 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Arctostreidae

Parent taxon: Arctostreinae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Arctostrea amor Arctostrea avita

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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

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