Gryphaeidae
thumb|Praeexogyra hebridica from the Frome Clay (Bathonian, Middle Jurassic) of Langton Herring, Dorset, England. thumb|Liostrea strigilecula from the Carmel Formation (Middle Jurassic) of southwestern Utah.
Species
ベッコウガキ科
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderOstreida
- FamilyGryphaeidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
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Article
3 sectionsContents
- Subfamilies
- Genera and species
- References
thumb|Praeexogyra hebridica from the Frome Clay (Bathonian, Middle Jurassic) of Langton Herring, Dorset, England. thumb|Liostrea strigilecula from the Carmel Formation (Middle Jurassic) of southwestern Utah.
The Gryphaeidae, common name the foam oysters or honeycomb oysters, are a family of marine bivalve mollusks. This family of bivalves is very well represented in the fossil record, however the number of living species is very few.