Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Full reference: T. E. Yancey. 1978. Brachiopods and mollusca of the Lower Permian Arcturus Group, Nevada and Utah, Part 1: brachiopods, scaphopods, rostroconchs, and bivalves. Bulletins of American Paleontology 74(303):257-367
Parent taxon: Pinnidae according to T. E. Yancey 2024
See also Anelli et al. 2006, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Allopinna, Atrina, Aviculopinna, Chimaeroderma, Curvula, Cyrtopinna, Exitopinna, Falcatopinna, Flisopinna, Gemmellopinna, Girtopinna, Laevopinna, Orthopinna, Pinna, Plesiopinna, Quantulopinna, Servatrina, Stegoconcha, Streptopinna, Subitopinna, Sulcatopinna, Trichites
Subtaxa: Meekopinna americana Meekopinna illinoiensis Meekopinna nebrascensis Meekopinna permiana
Type: Aviculopinna americana
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Colorado, Texas collections)
• Carboniferous of Brazil (3), United States (13: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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