†Ilymatogyra Stenzel 1971 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Parent taxon: Exogyrinae according to S. Mendir et al. 2021
See also El Qot 2006 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amphidonteini, Ceratostreon, Costagyra, Exogyra, Exogyrini, Fluctogyra, Nanogyra, Nanogyrini, Nutogyra, Planospirites, Rhynchostreon, Vultogryphaea
Subtaxa: Ilymatogyra (Afrogyra) Ilymatogyra africana
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Egypt (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Algeria (3), Brazil (10), Egypt (46), Gabon (1), Iran (5), Italy (1), Jordan (1), Libya (2), Peru (2), Spain (3), Tunisia (1), the United Arab Emirates (1)
Total: 77 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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