Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Alternative spelling: Denticelex
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: Pterineidae according to J. Pojeta and J. Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Actinodesma, Actinopterella, Actinopterellinae, Actinopteria, Alnifia, Anderkenia, Barbosaia, Bolsopteria, Caneyella, Cheiopteria, Cliopteria, Cornellites, Cyrtodontarca, Dolichopteron, Ectenodesma, Eopterinea, Glyptodesma, Guichiella, Leiopteriinae, Leptodesma, Leptodesmatinae, Limoptera, Limopterinae, Merismopteria, Micropteriinae, Molinicola, Nennapteria, Oxytomoidea, Palaeopinna, Palaeopteria, Placopterina, Pseudobakewellia, Pterinea, Pteronitella, Pteronites, Pteronitina, Ptychopteria, Tolmaia, Wuxuanites, Ahtioconcha
Subtaxa: Denticelox tortuosa
Type: Palaearca tortuosa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Locality 30. PW-16-74. 11½ kilometers east of Mount Keartland on north flank of James range 'A' Anticline (Ordovician of Australia)
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