Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Full reference: H. S. Williams. 1908. On the revision of the mollusk genus Pterinea, Goldfuss. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 34:83-90
Parent taxon: Pterineidae according to H. S. Williams 1908
See also Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Actinodesma, Actinopterellinae, Actinopteria, Alnifia, Anderkenia, Barbosaia, Bolsopteria, Caneyella, Cheiopteria, Cliopteria, Cornellites, Cyrtodontarca, Denticelox, Dolichopteron, Ectenodesma, Eopterinea, Glyptodesma, Guichiella, Leiopteriinae, Leptodesma, Leptodesmatinae, Limoptera, Limopterinae, Merismopteria, Micropteriinae, Molinicola, Nennapteria, Oxytomoidea, Palaeopinna, Palaeopteria, Placopterina, Pseudobakewellia, Pterinea, Pteronitella, Pteronites, Pteronitina, Ptychopteria, Tolmaia, Wuxuanites, Ahtioconcha
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Sweden (1 collection), United States (2: New York)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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