Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combination: Ostrea (Alectryonia) staufferi
Belongs to Lopha according to S. C. Hook and W. A. Cobban 2016
See also Bergquist 1944 and Kirkland 1996
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 euzebioi, Lopha haidingeriana, Lopha lombardi, Lopha longifolium, Lopha mesenterica, Lopha murakamii, Lopha papieri, Lopha radiata, Lopha simplexa, 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 United States (6: Arizona, Minnesota collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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