Lopha (Lopha) veatchii Gabb 1866

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Alternative combination: Ostrea veatchii

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1866. Section I. Tertiary Invertebrate Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 1-38

Belongs to Lopha (Lopha) according to E. J. Moore 1987

See also Gabb 1866, Gabb 1869, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Jordan and Hertlein 1926 and Stewart 1930

Sister taxa: Lopha (Lopha) aucapitainei, Lopha (Lopha) babatagensis, Lopha (Lopha) morgani, Lopha (Lopha) vicksburgensis

Type specimen: ANSP 4502, a shell

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Mexico (2 collections), United States (3: California)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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