Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Alternative combination: Liogryphaea balli
Belongs to Gryphaea according to L. R. Cox 1935
Sister taxa: Gryphaea (Africogryphaea), Gryphaea (Bilobissa), Gryphaea (Catinula), Gryphaea (Gryphaea), Gryphaea accipiter, Gryphaea arcta, Gryphaea arcuata, Gryphaea arcuataeformis, Gryphaea aucella, Gryphaea avicularis, Gryphaea bilobata, Gryphaea brongniarti, Gryphaea colombiana, Gryphaea costellata, Gryphaea cymbium, Gryphaea distorta, Gryphaea eversa, Gryphaea gigantea, Gryphaea keilhaui, Gryphaea kenkerensis, Gryphaea mccullochi, Gryphaea miradorensis, Gryphaea mutabilis, Gryphaea navia, Gryphaea nevadensis, Gryphaea obliquata, Gryphaea orientalis, Gryphaea pitcherii, Gryphaea planoconvexa, Gryphaea plicata, Gryphaea stomatoidea, Gryphaea wardi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Chile (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Ethiopia (2), Madagascar (3), Saudi Arabia (9), Somalia (3), Yemen (13)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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