†Pteronychia haupti Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
Full reference: J. Pojeta and J. Gilbert-Tomlinson. 1977. Australian Ordovician pelecypod molluscs. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Bulletin 174:1-64
Belongs to Pteronychia according to J. Pojeta and J. Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CPC 15564, a shell. Its type locality is Locality 83. E 25. 2 kilometers east of Mount Charlotte, which is in a Darriwilian marine sandstone in the Stairway Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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