†Gervillella araucana Damborenea 1987 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Belongs to Gervillella according to M. Aberhan 1998
See also Scholz et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Gervillella acuta, Gervillella albertii, Gervillella aviculoides, Gervillella lanceolata, Gervillella leesi, Gervillella orientalis, Gervillella qinghaiensis, Gervillella sublanceolata
Type specimen: Its type locality is D16-Cerro Roth, South Neuquen, which is in a Pliensbachian marine horizon in the Piedra Pintada Formation of Argentina
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Argentina (9 collections), Canada (2: British Columbia), Chile (13), Mexico (2)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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