†Paleowaagia Newell and Boyd 1970 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Prospondylidae
Full reference: N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd. 1970. Oyster-like Permian Bivalvia. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 143(4):221-281
Parent taxon: Prospondylidae according to A. S. Biakov and A. V. Mazaev 2023
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Waller and Stanley 2005
Sister taxa: Dentiterquemia, Enantiostreon, Noetlingiconcha, Persia, Prospondylinae
Subtaxa: Paleowaagia cooperi
Type: Paleowaagia cooperi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Tunisia (1 collection), United States (16: Texas)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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