Gardnerella Chavan 1951 (clam)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Parent taxon: Myrteinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alucinoma, Amanocina, Beauvoisina, Cubatea, Discomiltha, Elliptiolucina, Elongatolucina, Eulopia, Lovaralucina, Mesomiltha, Monitilora, Paramyrtea, Perampliata, Prophetilora

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal chemosymbiotic

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gardnerella in the database

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