Denticelox tortuosa Tate 1896 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Alternative combination: Palaearca tortuosa

Full reference: R. Tate. 1896. Palaeontology. Report on the work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to central Australia 3:97-116

Belongs to Denticelox according to J. Pojeta and J. Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977

See also Tate 1896

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Locality 30. PW-16-74. 11½ kilometers east of Mount Keartland on north flank of James range 'A' Anticline (Ordovician of Australia)

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