†Praeexogyra Charles 1952 (oyster)

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 acuminata Praeexogyra dubiensis Praeexogyra monsbeliardensis

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Type: Ostrea (Liostrea) acuminata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Libya (2 collections)

• Jurassic of China (3), France (14), Kenya (4), Portugal (40), Somalia (4), Spain (1), Switzerland (1), Tanzania (13), Tunisia (5), the United Kingdom (34)

Total: 121 collections including 122 occurrences

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