Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combinations: Mytilus cristagalli, Ostrea (Lopha) cristagalli
Belongs to Lopha according to G. Rosenberg et al. 2006
See also Ladd and Hoffmeister 1945 and Wilson 2002
Sister taxa: Lopha (Actinostreon), Lopha (Arctostrea), Lopha (Lopha), Lopha (Rastellum), Lopha blanfordi, Lopha chlamydoides, Lopha costata, Lopha cotteaui, 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:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (1 collection), Eritrea (1), Mayotte (1), Yemen (4)
• Miocene of Fiji (6)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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