†family Palaeolophidae Malchus 1990 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Palaeolophidae

Parent taxon: Ostreida according to M. Aberhan 2010

See also Cooper 2002

Sister taxa: Malleidina, Myodakryotidae, Ostreidina, Pectinina

Subtaxa: Actinostreon

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Type: Palaeolophinae

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Germany (2 collections)

• Jurassic of Chile (117), China (11), Eritrea (7), Ethiopia (23), France (57), Germany (5), India (66), Iran (3), Italy (2), Japan (2), Jordan (3), Kenya (14), Madagascar (19), Mexico (1), Poland (8), Portugal (22), the Russian Federation (1), Saudi Arabia (51), Somalia (7), Spain (24), Switzerland (5), Tanzania (2), Tunisia (54), the United Kingdom (31), Yemen (23)

• Triassic of Austria (6), Canada (1: British Columbia), Italy (1), Mexico (1)

Total: 569 collections including 677 occurrences

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