Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Parent taxon: Ostreidae according to L. Gardiner 2001

Sister taxa: Alectryonia, Ambigostrea, Anulostrea, Booneostrea, Crassostrea, Curvostrea, Lophinae, Margostrea, Myrakeena, Nicaisolopha, Notostrea, Oscillopha, Ostrea, Ostreinae, Peilinia, Planostrea, Protostrea, Pulvinostrea, Pustulostrea, Quadrostrea, Umbrostrea, Undulostrea

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder