†Placopterina ohioensis Hoare et al. 1978 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Full reference: R. D. Hoare, M. T. Sturgeon, and E.A. Kindt. 1978. New Pennsylvanian bivalves and occurrences of Pseudoconocardium from Ohio and West Virginia. Journal of Paleontology 52(5):1023-1036
Belongs to Placopterina according to R. D. Hoare et al. 1978
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: OSU 27233., a shell. Its type locality is LIm-1. Float by radio tower on Bald Knob, which is in an Atokan carbonate shale/limestone in the Pottsville Formation of Ohio.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at LIm-1. Float by radio tower on Bald Knob
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