Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae
Alternative combination: Cigarella formosa
Full reference: M. M. Astaf'yeva. 1988. Cigarella - a new genus of inoceramid-like bivalve molluscs. Paleontological Journal 22(4):17-24
Belongs to Costatoaphanaia according to A. S. Biakov 2008
See also Astaf'yeva 1988 and Astafieva 1993
Sister taxa: Costatoaphanaia aenigma, Costatoaphanaia ganelini, Costatoaphanaia popowi
Type specimen: PIN 4150/95. Its type locality is Sasyl-Yurege River, Northern Verkhoyan, which is in an Artinskian marine siliciclastic in the Kharaulakh Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of the Russian Federation (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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