Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Belongs to Gryphaea according to McRoberts 1992
Sister taxa: Gryphaea (Africogryphaea), Gryphaea (Bilobissa), Gryphaea (Catinula), Gryphaea (Gryphaea), Gryphaea accipiter, Gryphaea arcta, Gryphaea arcuata, Gryphaea arcuataeformis, 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 mucronata, Gryphaea mutabilis, Gryphaea navia, Gryphaea obliquata, Gryphaea orientalis, Gryphaea pitcherii, Gryphaea planoconvexa, Gryphaea plicata, Gryphaea stomatoidea, Gryphaea wardi
Type specimen: Its type locality is SU 832 Cedar Mountains, Luning Formation, Mineral, which is in a Norian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Luning Formation of Nevada
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (2: Nevada collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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