Gregariella Monterosato 1883 (clam)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae

Parent taxon: Crenellinae according to E. J. Moore 1983

See also Glenn 1904, Griffin et al. 2008, Hertlein and Grant 1972, Lamprell and Healy 1998, Mikkelsen 2006, Sepkoski 2002, Todd 2001 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Crenellini, Dacrydiini, Fungiacava, Musculus, Rhynchomytilus, Solamen, Vilasina

Subtaxa: Gregariella amara Gregariella chenui Gregariella coarctata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Cayman Islands (1 collection), United States (2: California, Florida)

• Pliocene of Belgium (2), Venezuela (1)

• Miocene of Algeria (1), Poland (3)

• Eocene of United States (5: Texas)

• Paleocene of Argentina (4), Denmark (1), United States (1: Texas)

• Cretaceous of Argentina (6), Denmark (1)

Total: 28 collections including 29 occurrences

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