Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Full reference: R. Hofmann and M. Hautmann. 2013. Taxonomic names, in Recovery of benthic marine communities from the end-Permian mass extinction at the low latitudes of eastern Panthalassa. Palaeontology 57
Parent taxon: Pteriidae according to R. Hofmann and M. Hautmann 2013
Sister taxa: Actinopterinia, Arcavicula, Austropteria, Dattinae, Electroma, Eopinctada, Joachymia, Limopteria, Pachyperna, Phelopteria, Pinctada, Pseudaucella, Pterelectroma, Pteria, Pteriinae, Pterinellinae, Pteroperna, Ptychopterinia, Rhaetavicula, Rhynchopterus, Somapteria, Stefaninia, Triaxus
Subtaxa: Confusionella laczkoi Confusionella loczyi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Hungary (1 collection), Italy (3), Japan (3), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), United States (19: Nevada, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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