Gervillella aviculoides Sowerby 1814 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Alternative combination: Perna aviculoides

Belongs to Gervillella according to Romanov 1973

Sister taxa: Gervillella acuta, Gervillella albertii, Gervillella araucana, Gervillella lanceolata, Gervillella leesi, Gervillella orientalis, Gervillella qinghaiensis, Gervillella sublanceolata

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (3 collections), the United Kingdom (1)

• Jurassic of France (6), Romania (1), Serbia and Montenegro (2), Spain (3), Tanzania (6), the United Kingdom (31)

Total: 53 collections each including a single occurrence

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