Lopha staufferi Bergquist 1944 (oyster)

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 eos, 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

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (6: Arizona, Minnesota collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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