Crenatula Lamarck 1803 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae

Parent taxon: Isognomonidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Lamprell and Healy 1998 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bathyisognomon, Crenatulinae, Gervilleioperna, Isognomon, Leproconcha, Linsdallia, Lithiotis, Melininae, Mytiloperna, Pernariinae, Rostroperna, Yunshanoperna, Pedalion, Waagenoperna

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Crenatula in the database

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