Undulomya pleiopleura Fletcher 1946 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae

Full reference: H. O. Fletcher. 1946. New Lamellibranchia from the upper Permian of Western Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 21:395-405

Belongs to Undulomya according to J. M. Dickins and S. C. Shah 1965

See also Dickins 1956, Fletcher 1946 and Morris et al. 1991

Sister taxa: Undulomya folkensis, Undulomya rugulata, Undulomya uhligi

Type specimen: UWA WF10.1A, a valve (Right valve). Its type locality is UWA WF10.1, Coolkilya Flat, Wandagee Hill, which is in a Roadian coastal siliciclastic in the Coolkilya Formation of Australia.

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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