Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Full reference: Y.-J. Lu. 1981. Late Triassic lamellibranchs from Datong of Qinghai, NW China. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 20(6):577-585
Belongs to Lopha according to Y.-J. Lu 1981
Sister taxa: Lopha (Actinostreon), Lopha (Arctostrea), Lopha (Lopha), Lopha (Rastellum), Lopha blanfordi, Lopha chlamydoides, Lopha costata, Lopha cotteaui, Lopha cristagalli, Lopha dageensis, Lopha dieneri, 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 vulsa, Lopha wulanwulaensis, Ostrea (Lopha) guppyi, Ostrea (Lopha) hyotiformis, Ostrea (Lopha) larva, Ostrea (Lopha) paramegodon, Ostrea (Lopha) sechura
Type specimen: Its type locality is Qiaotou, Datong, which is in a Norian marine horizon in the Xiaomeidong Formation of China
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Qiaotou, Datong
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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