Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Full reference: E. Dartevelle. 1957. Taxonomic names, in Mollusques fossiles du Crétace de la Côte occidentale d'Afrique du Cameroun à l'Angola. II. - Lamellibranches. Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge, Série in-8, Sciences Géologiques 20:1-271

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aguilerella, Aguileria, Bakevellia, Cassiavellia, Costigervillia, Cultriopsis, Cuneigervillia, Ensipteria, Gervillancea, Gervillaria, Gervillella, Gervillia, Gervilliopsis, Hoernesia, Kedonella, Kobayashites, Langsonella, Marmaronia, Nanlingella, Panis, Pelsia, Permoperna, Pseudoptera, Songdaella, Tambanella, Towapteria, Virgellia

Subtaxa: Euptera zambiensis

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Type: Euptera zambiensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Pongo de Rentema, left bank, Sample 159, Celendin Formation (Cretaceous of Peru)

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