†Towapteria scythica Wirth 1936 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Alternative combinations: Oxytoma scythicum, Towapteria scythicum
Belongs to Towapteria according to W. J. Foster et al. 2019
See also Broglio Loriga et al. 1986, Hautmann et al. 2015, Hofmann et al. 2015, Pan et al. 2014, Shen et al. 1995, Xu 1978 and Yang et al. 1986
Sister taxa: Towapteria equicosta, Towapteria guangxingensis, Towapteria guizhouensis, Towapteria minima, Towapteria nipponica, Towapteria peracuta, Towapteria radiocostata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (54 collections), Italy (5), Vietnam (1)
• Permian of China (3), Italy (1)
Total: 64 collections including 65 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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