Gastrochaena gigantea (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae

Belongs to Gastrochaena according to P. L. Beesley 1998

Sister taxa: Gastrochaena (Rocellaria), Gastrochaena (Spengleri), Gastrochaena (Spengleria), Gastrochaena couvana, Gastrochaena cuneiformis, Gastrochaena deshayesea, Gastrochaena dubitata, Gastrochaena hians, 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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