Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 16663

Alternative spelling: Ostrea (Flemingostrea)

Parent taxon: Ostreinae according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990

Sister taxa: Amphidonta, Avia, Conradostrea, Cryptostreini, Cubitostrea, Dendostrea, Fatina, Odontogryphaea, Ostreini, Ostreola, Pustulostreini, Undulostreini, Lopha, Arctostrea, Myrakeenini, Abruptolopha, Pseudoperna, Oscillolopha, Lophini, Alectryonella

Subtaxa: Flemingostrea cretacea, Flemingostrea haydeni

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder