Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

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

Sister taxa: Gigantostrea, Hyotissa, Hyotissini, Neopycnodonte, Neopycnodonteini, Pycnodonte, Pycnodonteini

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder