Gervillia rothpletzi Broili 1904 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Full reference: F. Broili. 1904. Die Fauna Pachycardientuffe der Seiser Alp (mit Ausschluss der Gastropoden und Cephalopoden). Palaeontographica 50:145-227

Belongs to Gervillia according to F. Broili 1904

Sister taxa: Gervilleia (Angustella), Gervilleia arcuata, Gervilleia bosniaca, Gervilleia dissita, Gervilleia ensis, Gervilleia immatura, Gervilleia koatensis, Gervilleia latobica, Gervilleia meneghinii, Gervilleia modiola, Gervilleia regoi, Gervilleia scythica, Gervilleia ussurica, Gervillia (Cultriopsis), Gervillia (Gervillia), Gervillia alata, Gervillia alatior, Gervillia alberti, Gervillia albertii, Gervillia angulata, Gervillia bipartita, Gervillia bouei, Gervillia caudata, Gervillia cholla, Gervillia elipsoidalis, Gervillia faberi, Gervillia fraasi, Gervillia galeazzi, Gervillia gigantea, Gervillia hanitschi, Gervillia heinemani, Gervillia inflata, Gervillia iraonensis, Gervillia joleaudi, Gervillia lamellosa, Gervillia lanpingensis, Gervillia latealata, Gervillia linearis, Gervillia longa, Gervillia mirabilis, Gervillia modiola, Gervillia modiolaeformis, Gervillia mytiloides, Gervillia paronai, Gervillia quadrata, Gervillia quadricostata, Gervillia radians, Gervillia rasori, Gervillia rostrata, Gervillia scrivenori, Gervillia sergipensis, Gervillia solenoidea, Gervillia subglobosa, Gervillia volanensis, Gervillia wagneri, Gervillia yunnanensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Pachycardientuff Fauna, Seiser Alm, which is in a Longobardian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Pachycardientuff Fauna, Seiser Alm

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