†Steinmannia Fischer 1886 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae
Synonym: Aulacomya Steinmann 1881 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Posidoniidae according to S. Ros-Franch et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Amonotis, Bositra, Caenodiotis, Didymotis, Ellesmerella, Guerichia, Imposidonia, Magnolobia, Multisidonia, Posidonia, Posidonotis, Pseudodidymotis, Pterohalobia, Veldidenella
Subtaxa: Steinmannia alikiensis Steinmannia bronni Steinmannia viligaensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Antarctica (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Portugal (1), the United Kingdom (4)
• Permian of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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