†family Plicatostylidae Lupher and Packard 1930 (oyster)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Plicatostylidae
Synonym: Cochlearitidae Benini and Loriga 1977
Full reference: R. L. Lupher and W. L. Packard. 1930. The Jurassic and Cretaceous rudistids of Oregon. University of Oregon Publication: Geology Series 1(3):203-224
Parent taxon: Pterioidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Bakevelliidae, Cassianellidae, Kochiidae, Malleidae, Pergamidiidae, Pteriidae, Vlastidae, Melinidae
Subtaxa: Cochlearites Lithiotidae Plicatostylus
Type: Plicatostylus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
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