Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Belongs to Pycnodonte according to M. A. Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Gryphaea belli, Pycnodonta frauscheri, Pycnodonta rarilamella, Pycnodonta vesicularis, Pycnodonte (Costeina), Pycnodonte (Crenostrea), Pycnodonte (Gigantostrea), Pycnodonte (Pegma), Pycnodonte (Phygraea), Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte), Pycnodonte amakusensis, Pycnodonte costei, Pycnodonte erici, Pycnodonte ewekoroensis, Pycnodonte gryphovicinus, Pycnodonte heermanni, Pycnodonte loeli, Pycnodonte nigeriensis, Pycnodonte percrassa, Pycnodonte squarrosa, Pycnodonte vesicularis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (10: Mississippi, South Carolina collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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