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 miradorensis, Gryphaea mutabilis, Gryphaea navia, Gryphaea nevadensis, Gryphaea obliquata, Gryphaea orientalis, Gryphaea pitcherii, Gryphaea planoconvexa, Gryphaea plicata, Gryphaea stomatoidea, Gryphaea wardi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at OU79, Pedra do Ouro, São Pedro de Moel (Jurassic of Portugal)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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