Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combination: Ostrea sellaeformis
Synonym: Ostrea thomasii Conrad 1867
Belongs to Cubitostrea according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965
See also Clark 1895, Gardner 1943, Glenn 1904, Harris 1919, Kosnik 2002 and Stenzel 1949
Sister taxa: Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea), Cubitostrea alvarezii, Cubitostrea ameghinoi, Cubitostrea californiana, Cubitostrea digitalina, Cubitostrea dubertreti, Cubitostrea elegans, Cubitostrea flabellula, Cubitostrea glucumarides, Cubitostrea gudexi, Cubitostrea lisbonensis, Cubitostrea mezquitalensis, Cubitostrea multicostata, Cubitostrea petropolitana, Cubitostrea plicata, Cubitostrea primordialis, Cubitostrea rugifera, Cubitostrea smithvillensis, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) cymbula, Ostrea (Cubitostrea) wemmelensis
Subtaxa: Ostrea sellaeformis portoricoensis Ostrea sellaeformis smithvillensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (3 collections), United States (101: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 105 collections each including a single occurrence
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