Gryphus vitrea Born 1778 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

Alternative combination: Anomia vitrea

Belongs to Gryphus according to M. A. Bitner and J. Martinell 2001

See also Cooper 1979 and Cooper 1983

Sister taxa: Gryphus angularis, Gryphus capensis, Gryphus carneoides, Gryphus clarkeana, Gryphus cookei, Gryphus dalli, Gryphus hanzawai, Gryphus kickxii, Gryphus kurotakiensis, Gryphus lentiformis, Gryphus minor, Gryphus miocaenicus, Gryphus oakvilleensis, Gryphus parvus, Gryphus radiata, Gryphus rovasendianus, Gryphus sphenoideus, Gryphus stantoni, Gryphus tokionis, Gryphus vaughani, Gryphus vitreus, Gryphus washingtonensis, Gryphus yatungensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gryphus vitrea in the database

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