Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Alternative spelling: Gervillia (Pseudoptera)
Parent taxon: Bakevelliidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also El Qot 2006, Sepkoski 2002 and Woods 1911
Sister taxa: Aguilerella, Aguileria, Bakevellia, Cassiavellia, Costigervillia, Cultriopsis, Cuneigervillia, Ensipteria, Euptera, Gervillancea, Gervillaria, Gervillella, Gervillia, Gervilliopsis, Hoernesia, Kedonella, Kobayashites, Langsonella, Marmaronia, Nanlingella, Panis, Pelsia, Permoperna, Songdaella, Tambanella, Towapteria, Virgellia
Subtaxa: Pseudoptera anomala Pseudoptera coerulescens Pseudoptera themedensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (1 collection), Austria (1), Bolivia (1), Egypt (2), France (1), Germany (4), Italy (1), Japan (3), Kazakhstan (1), Lebanon (1), Niger (2), Nigeria (1), Peru (1), Poland (3), Serbia and Montenegro (1), the United Kingdom (5), United States (35: Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah)
Total: 64 collections including 66 occurrences
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