Planospirites Lamarck 1801 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Parent taxon: Exogyrinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amphidonteini, Ceratostreon, Costagyra, Exogyra, Exogyrini, Fluctogyra, Ilymatogyra, Nanogyra, Nanogyrini, Nutogyra, Rhynchostreon, Vultogryphaea

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Planospirites in the database

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