Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae
Belongs to Meleagrinella according to Smith 1819
Sister taxa: Meleagrinella antiqua, Meleagrinella boehmi, Meleagrinella curta, Meleagrinella ferniensis, Meleagrinella formosa, Meleagrinella mclearni, Meleagrinella omolonensis, Meleagrinella ovalis, Meleagrinella oxytomaeformis, Meleagrinella polaris, Meleagrinella substriata, Meleagrinella tasaryensis, Echinotis echinata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Afghanistan (2 collections), France (12), Germany (1), India (17), New Zealand (4), Poland (10), the Russian Federation (3), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), Tanzania (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 52 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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