†Praeexogyra Charles 1952 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Parent taxon: Gryphaeinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Kelly 1984 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Africogryphaea, Deltoideum, Gryphaea, Liostrea, Pernostrea
Subtaxa: Praeexogyra dubiensis Praeexogyra monsbeliardensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Libya (2 collections)
• Jurassic of China (3), France (5), Kenya (4), Portugal (40), Somalia (4), Spain (1), Switzerland (1), Tanzania (13), Tunisia (5), the United Kingdom (24)
Total: 102 collections including 103 occurrences
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