†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

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Type: Plicatostylus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Algeria (1 collection), Chile (1), Morocco (3), Slovenia (5)

Total: 10 collections including 12 occurrences

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