Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combination: Ostrea (Exogyra) dieneri
Belongs to Lopha according to E. Dartevelle and S. Freneix 1957
Sister taxa: Lopha (Actinostreon), Lopha (Arctostrea), Lopha (Lopha), Lopha (Rastellum), Lopha blanfordi, Lopha chlamydoides, Lopha costata, Lopha cotteaui, Lopha cristagalli, Lopha dageensis, Lopha engelmanni, Lopha eos, Lopha euzebioi, Lopha haidingeriana, Lopha lombardi, Lopha longifolium, Lopha mesenterica, Lopha murakamii, Lopha papieri, Lopha radiata, Lopha simplexa, Lopha staufferi, Lopha stefaninii, Lopha syphax, Lopha teranosawensis, Lopha vascularis, Lopha vulsa, Lopha wulanwulaensis, Ostrea (Lopha) guppyi, Ostrea (Lopha) hyotiformis, Ostrea (Lopha) larva, Ostrea (Lopha) paramegodon, Ostrea (Lopha) sechura, Ostrea (Lopha) ucheensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (1 collection), Peru (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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