Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Alternative combination: Gervillia tealei
Belongs to Bakevellia according to J. G. Sha 1995
Sister taxa: Bakevellia (Bakevellia), Bakevellia (Bakevelloides), Bakevellia (Boreiobakevellia), Bakevellia (Costibakevellia), Bakevellia (Integribakevellia), Bakevellia (Maizuria), Bakevellia (Neobakevellia), Bakevellia (Spia), Bakevellia bicarinata, Bakevellia castelli, Bakevellia costata, Bakevellia dianxiensis, Bakevellia elegans, Bakevellia exporrecta, Bakevellia furtiva, Bakevellia gejiuensis, Bakevellia incurvata, Bakevellia jiangheensis, Bakevellia jiuzhaiensis, Bakevellia kingi, Bakevellia ladina, Bakevellia leshanensis, Bakevellia lunaris, Bakevellia luojiaduensis, Bakevellia nikitowkensis, Bakevellia pannonica, Bakevellia peralta, Bakevellia prora, Bakevellia qinglongensis, Bakevellia shanglanensis, Bakevellia silberlingi, Bakevellia subpannonica, Bakevellia sulcata, Bakevellia trigona, Bakevellia ungunica, Bakevellia xinzhaiensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is S.855, Tributary of Ruhembe River above confluence with Msolwa River (shale), which is in a Capitanian lacustrine shale in Tanzania
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at S.855, Tributary of Ruhembe River above confluence with Msolwa River (shale)
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