Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combination: Gryphoea virgula
Synonyms: Chama striata Smith 1817, Exogyra alata Jourdy 1924, Exogyra angustata Lamarck 1836, Exogyra striata Smith 1817, Exogyra virgula Goldfuss 1833, Gryphaea angustata Lamarck 1801, Nanogyra striata Smith 1817, Ostrea virgula Defrance 1821
Belongs to Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) according to J. Koppka 2015
Sister taxon: Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) reniformis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (8: Florida, North Carolina collections)
• Pliocene of United States (15: Florida, North Carolina, Virginia)
• Jurassic of France (3), Germany (22), Mexico (3), Poland (1), Saudi Arabia (11), Switzerland (4), the United Kingdom (6)
Total: 73 collections including 74 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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