Gryphus miocaenicus Michelotti 1847 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

Alternative combination: Gryphus miocenicus

Belongs to Gryphus according to A. Giannetti et al. 2018

See also Bitner and Dulai 2004 and Mikuz 2011

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 oakvilleensis, Gryphus parvus, Gryphus radiata, Gryphus rovasendianus, Gryphus sphenoideus, Gryphus stantoni, Gryphus tokionis, Gryphus vaughani, Gryphus vitrea, Gryphus vitreus, Gryphus washingtonensis, Gryphus yatungensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Austria (1 collection), Hungary (13), Slovenia (1), Spain (3)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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