Pteroperna reticularis Parnes 1980 (pearl oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Full reference: A. Parnes. 1980. Lower Jurassic (Liassic) Invertebrates from Makhtesh Ramon (Negev, Southern Israel). Israel Journal of Earth-Sciences 29:107-113

Belongs to Pteroperna according to A. Parnes 1980

Sister taxa: Pteroperna asinusoides, Pteroperna costatula, Pteroperna decorata, Pteroperna kitadaniensis

Type specimen: M-5490c. Its type locality is Makhtesh Ramon (Ardon Formation), which is in a Pliensbachian carbonate dolomite in the Ardon Formation of Israel.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Makhtesh Ramon (Ardon Formation)

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