†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, Ostreoidea, Pectinina, Pinnoidea, Placunopsidae, Pterioidea
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeolophidae in the database