Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Alternative combination: Pterinea macroptera
Synonyms: Avicula sublunata de Koninck 1877, Avicula tasmanica Johnston 1887, Cypricardia acutifrons Dana 1847, Merismopteria acutifrons Dana 1847, Modiolopsis acutifrons Dana 1847
Full reference: J. Morris. 1845. Descriptions of fossils, Mollusca. Physical descriptions of New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land 270-290
Belongs to Merismopteria according to M. J. Clarke 1992
See also Clarke 1973, Dana 1847, Dana 1849, Etheridge 1919, Johnston 1887, Laseron 1910, M'Coy 1847, Morris 1845, Muromtseva and Guskov 1984, Waterhouse 1983, Waterhouse 1987 and Waterhouse 1988
Sister taxa: Merismopteria imbricata, Merismopteria salinensis
Type specimens:
- Merismopteria macroptera: Its type locality is Spring Hill, Van Diemen's Land (Strzelecki coll), which is in a Roadian/Wordian marine siliciclastic in Australia
- Avicula sublunata:
- Avicula tasmanica: Its type locality is Mersey, upper marine beds, which is in a Sakmarian marine mudstone in Australia.
- Modiolopsis acutifrons: USNM 3642. Its type locality is Illawarra District (USNM coll), which is in a Wordian coastal siliciclastic in the Gerringong Formation of Australia.
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (23 collections), the Russian Federation (6)
Total: 29 collections including 30 occurrences
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