Actinopteria acinaces Talent 1963 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Full reference: J. A. Talent. 1963. The Devonian of the Mitchell and Wentworth Rivers. Geological Survey of Victoria Memoir 24:1-118

Belongs to Actinopteria according to J. A. Talent 1963

Sister taxa: Actinopteria boydi, Actinopteria pumila, Actinopteria resplendens, Ptychopteria (Actinopteria) problematica

Type specimen: Its type locality is Loc. 36. North of Tabberabbera, which is in a Pragian marine sandstone in the Tabberabbera Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Loc. 36. North of Tabberabbera

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