Bivalvia - Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Alternative combinations: Agorostrea falcata, Arctostrea falcata, Lopha (Arctostrea) falcata, Lopha falcata, Ostrea falcata
Synonym: Ostrea (Alectryonia) larva White 1884
Belongs to Agerostrea according to M. Aberhan 2010
See also Baird 1984, Bobkova 1961, Kosnik 2002, Owens et al. 1970, Stephenson 1923 and Stephenson 1941
Sister taxa: Agerostrea mesenterica, Agerostrea rouxi, Agerostrea ungulatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Kazakhstan (1 collection), United States (63: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas)
Total: 64 collections each including a single occurrence
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