Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Parent taxon: Pinnidae according to G. Alencáster et al. 2009
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Atrina, Aviculopinna, Chimaeroderma, Curvula, Cyrtopinna, Exitopinna, Meekopinna, Pinna, Plesiopinna, Quantulopinna, Servatrina, Stegoconcha, Streptopinna, Subitopinna
Subtaxa: Trichites complanatus Trichites plotii Trichites pueblaensis
Type: Trichites plotii
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Switzerland (3 collections)
• Jurassic of Argentina (1), Chile (2), France (7), Germany (3), Greenland (1), India (9), Iran (1), Jordan (8), Mexico (1), Poland (4), Portugal (18), Romania (3), Saudi Arabia (17), Spain (3), Switzerland (2), Tanzania (2), the United Kingdom (5), Yemen (1)
• Triassic of United States (4: Alaska, Nevada)
Total: 95 collections including 103 occurrences
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