Gryphaeostrea kochiensis Tashiro and Kozai 1982 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Full reference: M. Tashiro and T. Kozai. 1982. Part V. Bivalve fossils from the Upper Cretaceous of the Monobe area, Shikoku. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 25:69-92

Belongs to Gryphaeostrea according to M. Tashiro and T. Kozai 1982

Sister taxa: Gryphaea (Gryphaeostrea) pernambucensis, Gryphaea (Gryphaeostrea) trachyoptera, Gryphaeostrea arduennensis, Gryphaeostrea aviculiformis, Gryphaeostrea callophyla, Gryphaeostrea canaliculata, Gryphaeostrea lateralis, Gryphaeostrea sanjuanicus, Gryphaeostrea vomer

Type specimen: KSG 3056, a shell. Its type locality is Loc. M-03 - River Kajisako [Kajisako Fm], which is in a Turonian/Turonian coastal sandstone in the Kajisako Formation of Japan.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Loc. M-03 - River Kajisako [Kajisako Fm]

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