Rhaetavicula contorta Portlock 1843 (pearl oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Alternative combination: Avicula contorta

Synonyms: Avicula inaequiradiata Schafhautl 1851, Gervillia striocurva Quenstedt 1856

Belongs to Rhaetavicula according to W. A. Macfadyen 1970

See also Cox 1961, Henry 1876 and Stoppani 1865

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Austria (66 collections), France (9), Germany (1), Hungary (1), Iran (1), Italy (9), Laos (1), Myanmar (1), the Netherlands (2), Slovakia (2), Spain (1), Switzerland (1), the United Kingdom (16)

Total: 111 collections including 112 occurrences

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