Eopinctada Tamura 1961 (pearl oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Actinopterinia, Arcavicula, Austropteria, Confusionella, Dattinae, Electroma, Joachymia, Limopteria, Pachyperna, Phelopteria, Pinctada, Pseudaucella, Pterelectroma, Pteria, Pteriinae, Pterinellinae, Pteroperna, Ptychopterinia, Rhaetavicula, Rhynchopterus, Somapteria, Stefaninia, Triaxus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Eopinctada in the database

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