Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Parent taxon: Ostreidae according to Men et al. 1984

Sister taxa: Anulostrea, Booneostrea, Crassostrea, Crassostreinae, Denostrea, Kulunostrea, Lophinae, Margostrea, Nicaisolopha, Notostrea, Oscillopha, Ostrea, Ostreinae, Peilinia, Planostrea, Pulvinostrea, Quadrostrea, Saccostreinae, Striostreinae, Umbrostrea

Subtaxa: Laevostrea intermedia

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Type: Laevostrea intermedia

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Qingnian Reservoir, Mishan (Cretaceous of China)

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