Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Alternative combination: Pleurophorus oblongus
Belongs to Permophorus according to V. A. Muromtseva and V. A. Guskov 1984
Sister taxa: Permophorus albequus, Permophorus angustus, Permophorus arcus, Permophorus bregeri, Permophorus complanatus, Permophorus costatus, Permophorus gregarius, Permophorus guangxingensis, Permophorus lianyuanensis, Permophorus mexicanus, Permophorus obovatus, Permophorus octocostatus, Permophorus pricei, Permophorus proprius, Permophorus rotundus, Permophorus shuangfengensis, Permophorus similis, Permophorus subcostatus, Permophorus subovalis, Permophorus tenuistriatus, Permophorus triassicus, Permophorus tropidophorus, Permophorus vendiavkiriensis, Pleurophorus elongatus, Pleurophorus overbecki, Pleurophorus meeki, Pleurophorus occidentalis, Pleurophorus timoricus, Pleurophorus tricarinatus, Pleurophorus delawarensis, Pleurophorus lunulus, Pleurophorus imbricatus, Pleurophorus quinquecostatus
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of the Russian Federation (5 collections)
• Carboniferous of Mexico (4), United States (9: Kansas, Maryland, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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