Gastrochaena gigantea (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae

Belongs to Gastrochaena according to P. L. Beesley 1998

Sister taxa: Gastrochaena (Rocellaria), Gastrochaena (Spengleri), Gastrochaena (Spengleria), Gastrochaena americana, Gastrochaena couvana, Gastrochaena cuneiformis, Gastrochaena deshayesea, Gastrochaena dubitata, Gastrochaena hians, Gastrochaena larva, Gastrochaena mississippiensis, Gastrochaena moreana, Gastrochaena obtusa, Gastrochaena ovata, Gastrochaena ripleyana, Gastrochaena rotunda

Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gastrochaena gigantea in the database

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