Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) Mirkamalov 1963 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Parent taxon: Nanogyra according to Mirkamalov 1963

Sister taxa: Nanogyra (Nanogyra), Nanogyra auricularis, Nanogyra crassa, Nanogyra monoptera

Subtaxa: Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) reniformis Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) virgula

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (8: Florida, North Carolina collections)

• Pliocene of United States (15: Florida, North Carolina, Virginia)

• Jurassic of France (3), Germany (22), Mexico (3), Poland (2), Portugal (4), Saudi Arabia (11), Switzerland (4), the United Kingdom (6)

Total: 78 collections including 80 occurrences

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