Bivalvia - Pectinida - Claraiidae
Full reference: N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd. 1995. Pectinoid bivalves of the Permian-Triassic crisis. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 227:1-95
Belongs to Crittendenia according to N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd 1995
Sister taxa: Crittendenia australasiatica, Crittendenia decidens, Crittendenia langsonensis, Crittendenia painkhandana
Type specimen: AMNH 44039, a valve (Left valve). Its type locality is AMNH B9075, Long Canyon, which is in a Smithian marine limestone in the Thaynes Formation of Nevada.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (6 collections), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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