†Gryphus vitreus Born 1778 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Belongs to Gryphus according to G. A. Cooper 1983
Sister taxa: Gryphus angularis, Gryphus capensis, Gryphus carneoides, Gryphus clarkeana, Gryphus cookei, Gryphus dalli, Gryphus hanzawai, Gryphus kickxii, Gryphus kurotakiensis, Gryphus lentiformis, Gryphus minor, Gryphus miocaenicus, Gryphus oakvilleensis, Gryphus parvus, Gryphus radiata, Gryphus rovasendianus, Gryphus sphenoideus, Gryphus stantoni, Gryphus tokionis, Gryphus vaughani, Gryphus vitrea, Gryphus washingtonensis, Gryphus yatungensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Madrepora mound, Tuscan Archipelago (Quaternary of Italy)
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