Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Belongs to Gryphaea according to W. M. Gabb 1869
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 nevadensis, Gryphaea obliquata, Gryphaea orientalis, Gryphaea pitcherii, Gryphaea planoconvexa, Gryphaea plicata, Gryphaea stomatoidea, Gryphaea wardi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Kyrgyzstan (1 collection), United States (3: Kansas)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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