Exogyra columbella Meek 1876 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Synonym: Exogyra costata fluminis White 1877

Belongs to Exogyra according to P. L. Sealey and S. G. Lucas 2019

Sister taxa: Exogyra (Aetostreon), Exogyra (Costagyra), Exogyra (Exogyra), Exogyra africana, Exogyra americana, Exogyra auriformis, Exogyra californica, Exogyra clarki, Exogyra conica, Exogyra contorta, Exogyra davidsoni, Exogyra ganhamoroba, Exogyra griepenkerli, Exogyra inornata, Exogyra lancha, Exogyra miotaurinensis, Exogyra mutatoria, Exogyra ostracina, Exogyra overwegi, Exogyra ponderosa, Exogyra quitmanensis, Exogyra reedi, Exogyra scheibei, Exogyra sergipensis, Exogyra solea, Exogyra tamaulipana, Exogyra upatoiensis, Exogyra wetzleri, Exogyra woolmani, Exogyra yabei

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection), United States (27: Montana, Texas)

Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence

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