Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Full reference: K. Nakazawa and N.D. Newell. 1968. Permian bivalves of Japan. Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Series of Geology and Mineralogy 35(1):1-108
Belongs to Towapteria according to M. Wang 1993
See also Fang 1987 and Zhang 1977
Sister taxa: Towapteria equicosta, Towapteria guangxingensis, Towapteria guizhouensis, Towapteria minima, Towapteria peracuta, Towapteria radiocostata, Towapteria scythica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Tenjinnoki, Maiya, which is in a Wordian marine sandstone in the Tenjinnoki Formation of Japan
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (5 collections), Japan (5)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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