Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Alternative combinations: Avicula linguaeformis, Pteria linguaeformis, Pteria linguiformis, Pteria lingulaeformis
Belongs to Phelopteria according to I. G. Speden 1970
See also Gill et al. 1966 and Stephenson 1941
Sister taxa: Phelopteria caudigera, Phelopteria dalli, Phelopteria erecta, Phelopteria gastrodes, Phelopteria gravida, Phelopteria huitriniana, Phelopteria salinaensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (7: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (25: Colorado, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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