Bakevellia jiangheensis Lu 1986 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Full reference: Y. J. Lu. 1986. Permian lamellibranchs from Buha River valley, Tianjun district, Qinghai. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 25(4):463-473

Belongs to Bakevellia according to Y. J. Lu 1986

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 jiuzhaiensis, Bakevellia kingi, Bakevellia ladina, Bakevellia leshanensis, Bakevellia lunaris, Bakevellia luojiaduensis, Bakevellia nikitowkensis, Bakevellia pannonica, Bakevellia peralta, Bakevellia prora, Bakevellia qinglongensis, Bakevellia shanglanensis, Bakevellia silberlingi, Bakevellia subpannonica, Bakevellia sulcata, Bakevellia tealei, Bakevellia trigona, Bakevellia ungunica, Bakevellia xinzhaiensis

Type specimen: Y1637, a valve (Right valve). Its type locality is Caodigou Section, 73YPVF39, Buha Valley, Tianjun District, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine horizon in the Hajier Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Caodigou Section, 73YPVF39, Buha Valley, Tianjun District

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