Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Alternative combination: Gervillia ussurica
Belongs to Pteria according to R. Hofmann et al. 2015
See also Hofmann et al. 2013 and Kumagae and Nakazawa 2009
Sister taxa: Pteria (Margaritifera), Pteria argentea, Pteria berryi, Pteria bisincilis, Pteria cabrai, Pteria carixensis, Pteria cassiana, Pteria clarki, Pteria colymbus, Pteria datongensis, Pteria dianensis, Pteria elegans, Pteria fragilis, Pteria guizhouensis, Pteria hechuanensis, Pteria hertleini, Pteria hirundo, Pteria howei, Pteria infelix, Pteria inornata, Pteria interrupta, Pteria jordani, Pteria kitakamiensis, Pteria kitsoni, Pteria laksel, Pteria lata, Pteria limula, Pteria mazatlanica, Pteria murchisoni, Pteria nasuta, Pteria notukeuensis, Pteria papyracea, Pteria pellucida, Pteria penguin, Pteria peregrina, Pteria plana, Pteria raricosta, Pteria rugosa, Pteria sanqiaoensis, Pteria spedeni, Pteria sterna, Pteria sturi, Pteria yonganensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (55 collections), India (1), Italy (8), Japan (6), the Russian Federation (5), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (3), United States (12: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming), Vietnam (1)
• Permian to Triassic of China (21)
• Permian of China (5), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 118 collections each including a single occurrence
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