Bakevellia prora Chronic 1952 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Full reference: H. Chronic. 1952. Molluscan fauna from the Permian Kaibab Formation, Walnut Canyon, Arizona. Geological Society America Bulletin 63(2):95-166

Belongs to Bakevellia according to H. Chronic 1952

Sister taxa: Bakevellia (Bakevellia), Bakevellia (Bakevelloides), Bakevellia (Boreiobakevellia), Bakevellia (Costibakevellia), Bakevellia (Integribakevellia), Bakevellia (Maizuria), Bakevellia (Neobakevellia), Bakevellia (Spia), Bakevellia bicarinata, Bakevellia castelli, Bakevellia costata, Bakevellia dianxiensis, Bakevellia elegans, Bakevellia exporrecta, Bakevellia furtiva, Bakevellia gejiuensis, Bakevellia incurvata, Bakevellia jiangheensis, Bakevellia jiuzhaiensis, Bakevellia kingi, Bakevellia ladina, Bakevellia leshanensis, Bakevellia lunaris, Bakevellia luojiaduensis, Bakevellia nikitowkensis, Bakevellia pannonica, Bakevellia peralta, Bakevellia qinglongensis, Bakevellia shanglanensis, Bakevellia silberlingi, Bakevellia subpannonica, Bakevellia sulcata, Bakevellia tealei, Bakevellia trigona, Bakevellia ungunica, Bakevellia xinzhaiensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Bottomless Pits, Bed 9, Kaibab Formation, Walnut Canyon, which is in a Roadian shallow subtidal limestone in the Kaibab Formation of Arizona

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (2: Arizona collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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