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†Dolichopteron Maurer 1886 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Parent taxon: Pterineidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969

See also La Rocque 1950 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Actinodesma, Actinopterella, Actinopterellinae, Actinopteria, Alnifia, Anderkenia, Barbosaia, Bolsopteria, Caneyella, Cheiopteria, Cliopteria, Cornellites, Cyrtodontarca, Denticelox, Ectenodesma, Eopterinea, Glyptodesma, Guichiella, Leiopteriinae, Leptodesma, Leptodesmatinae, Limoptera, Limopterinae, Merismopteria, Micropteriinae, Molinicola, Nennapteria, Oxytomoidea, Palaeopinna, Palaeopteria, Placopterina, Pseudobakewellia, Pterinea, Pteronitella, Pteronites, Pteronitina, Ptychopteria, Tolmaia, Willipteria, Wuxuanites, Ahtioconcha

Subtaxa: Dolichopteron obliquus Dolichopteron vespertilio

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Type: Dolichopteron obliquus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dolichopteron in the database

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