Eritropsis Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977 (clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculida

Full reference: J. Pojeta and J. Gilbert-Tomlinson. 1977. Australian Ordovician pelecypod molluscs. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Bulletin 174:1-64

Parent taxon: Nuculoida according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cardiolariidae, Clinopista, Cnestriella, Ctenodontoidea, Dysondonta, Eonuculoma, Iheringinucula, Kasachia, Leiodysodonta, Lepteviella, Menneroctenia, Neiloides, Nuculacea, Nuculoidea, Paleostraba, Phaseoloidea, Phestioides, Pristiglomoidea, Pseudoleda, Pseudonuculana, Scyphoconcha, Xiaoshuisulcna, Zechania

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: slow-moving infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Eritropsis in the database

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