Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Full reference: H. E. Vokes. 1938. Upper Miocene Mollusca from Springvale, Trinidad, British West Indies. American Museum Novitates 988:1-28
Belongs to Gastrochaena according to H. E. Vokes 1938
Sister taxa: Gastrochaena (Rocellaria), Gastrochaena (Spengleri), Gastrochaena (Spengleria), Gastrochaena cuneiformis, Gastrochaena deshayesea, Gastrochaena dubitata, Gastrochaena gigantea, Gastrochaena hians, Gastrochaena mississippiensis, Gastrochaena moreana, Gastrochaena obtusa, Gastrochaena ovata, Gastrochaena ripleyana, Gastrochaena rotunda
Type specimen: Amer. Mus. No. 24990, a valve (left valve). Its type locality is Springvale (AMNH collection), which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in Trinidad and Tobago.
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Springvale (AMNH collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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