Exogyra tamaulipana Imlay 1937 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Full reference: R. W. Imlay. 1937. Lower Neocomian fossils from the Miquihuana region, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 11(7):552-574

Belongs to Exogyra according to R. W. Imlay 1937

Sister taxa: Exogyra (Aetostreon), Exogyra (Costagyra), Exogyra (Exogyra), Exogyra africana, Exogyra americana, Exogyra auriformis, Exogyra californica, Exogyra conica, Exogyra contorta, Exogyra davidsoni, Exogyra ganhamoroba, Exogyra griepenkerli, Exogyra inornata, Exogyra lancha, Exogyra miotaurinensis, Exogyra mutatoria, Exogyra ostracina, Exogyra overwegi, Exogyra quitmanensis, Exogyra reedi, Exogyra scheibei, Exogyra sergipensis, Exogyra solea, Exogyra upatoiensis, Exogyra wetzleri, Exogyra woolmani, Exogyra yabei

Type specimen: UM 18676

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mexico (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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