†subfamily Arctostreinae Vialov 1983 (oyster)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Arctostreidae
Parent taxon: Arctostreidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxon: Palaeolophinae
Subtaxa: Arctostrea
Type: Arctostrea
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