†Ptychopteria vespertilio Talent 1963 (oyster)
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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 Ptychopteria according to J. A. Talent 1963
Sister taxa: Ptychopteria protoforme, Ptychopteria pusilla
Type specimen: Its type locality is Loc. 86. Warrigal Bend, Mitchell River National Park, which is in a Pragian marine siltstone/claystone in the Tabberabbera Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Loc. 86. Warrigal Bend, Mitchell River National Park
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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