†tribe Turkostreini Malchus 1990 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Parent taxon: Crassostreinae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Griffin et al. 2005 and Moneer et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Crassostreini, Flemingostreini, Helvetostrea, Magallana, Ostrea tayloriana, Saccostrea, Striostreini, Talonostrea

Subtaxa: Turkostrea

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (2 collections), Egypt (2), Mexico (3), United States (1: Texas)

• Paleocene of Argentina (3), Colombia (2)

• Cretaceous of Argentina (3)

Total: 16 collections including 20 occurrences

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