Gastrochaena (Spengleria) Tyron 1862 (clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Alternative spelling: Spengleria
Parent taxon: Gastrochaena according to H. E. Vokes 1976
See also Pisera 1987
Sister taxa: Gastrochaena (Rocellaria), Gastrochaena (Spengleri), Gastrochaena couvana, Gastrochaena cuneiformis, Gastrochaena deshayesea, Gastrochaena dubitata, Gastrochaena gigantea, Gastrochaena hians, Gastrochaena mississippiensis, Gastrochaena moreana, Gastrochaena obtusa, Gastrochaena ovata, Gastrochaena ripleyana, Gastrochaena rotunda
Subtaxa: Gastrochaena (Spengleria) emilyana Spengleria recondita Spengleria rostrata Spengleria vetusta
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
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