Plesiopinna Amano 1956 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae

Parent taxon: Pinnidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Griffin et al. 2008 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Atrina, Aviculopinna, Chimaeroderma, Curvula, Cyrtopinna, Exitopinna, Meekopinna, Pinna, Quantulopinna, Servatrina, Stegoconcha, Streptopinna, Subitopinna, Trichites

Subtaxa: Plesiopinna pampeana

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Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (1 collection), Bulgaria (1), Poland (1), United States (1: Utah)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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