Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Full reference: J. M. Dickins. 1956. Permian pelecypods from the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics Bulletin 29:1-42
Parent taxon: Astartidae according to J. M. Dickins 1956
See also Galli 2013
Sister taxa: Alleinacin, Astartella, Astartellinae, Astartinae, Astartoides, Astartopsis, Balantioselena, Digitaria, Ensio, Eriphylinae, Flattopia, Goodallia, Lirotarte, Lyapinella, Nargunella, Neocrassina, Opinae, Oxyeurax, Permartella, Pinzonellinae, Praeconia, Pressastarte, Radiastarte, Taxocardia, Terraiinae, Trigonopinae, Woodia
Subtaxa: Middalya johnstonei
Type: Middalya johnstonei
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (3 collections), New Zealand (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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