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†Gryphaea obliquata Sowerby 1815 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Belongs to Gryphaea according to R. Paredes et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Gryphaea (Africogryphaea), Gryphaea (Bilobissa), Gryphaea (Catinula), Gryphaea (Gryphaea), Gryphaea accipiter, Gryphaea arcta, Gryphaea arcuata, Gryphaea arcuataeformis, Gryphaea aucella, Gryphaea avicularis, Gryphaea balli, Gryphaea bilobata, Gryphaea brongniarti, Gryphaea colombiana, Gryphaea costellata, Gryphaea cymbium, Gryphaea distorta, Gryphaea eversa, Gryphaea gigantea, Gryphaea keilhaui, Gryphaea kenkerensis, Gryphaea mccullochi, Gryphaea miradorensis, Gryphaea mutabilis, Gryphaea navia, Gryphaea nevadensis, Gryphaea orientalis, Gryphaea pitcherii, Gryphaea planoconvexa, Gryphaea plicata, Gryphaea stomatoidea, Gryphaea wardi

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at OU85b, Pedra do Ouro, São Pedro de Moel (Jurassic of Portugal)

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