Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Parent taxon: Ostreidae according to G. M. El Qot 2006

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

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder