Parent taxon: Pterioida according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amuropecten, Annulinectes, Anthracoptera polita, Arzelella, Bakevellidae, Barehamia, Canadotis, Capedopecten, Cleidochondrella, Colpentolium, Cornutoentolium, Costentolium, Cussetostrea, Echinopecten, Entomonotis, Euthymipecten, Fibrosopecten, Freneixita, Freneixostrea, Fylgia, Gervilleiogoma, Gervilletia, Gondwanella, Grabella, Ignara, Indonectes, Intodesma, Jeletzkiella, Kabyaipecten, Kobayshites, Konbostrea, Lamellotacea, Lentilla, Lithioperna, Loemmelella, Lywcea, Minervapecten, Moussonella, Mysidoptera, Neitheops, Neoentolium, Notochlamy, Novaculaperma, Opiotoptera, Pacimonotis, Periclaria, Pichlerella, Pinnina, Platygena, Pomiropecten, Praeaucellina, Praebuchia, Praesondylopecten, Proostrea, Prospondylidea, Pseudogyra, Pseudovola, Pteriina, Pterinoactinodesma, Pterioidina, Raricardium, Rhyssomytiloides, Scythemtolium, Soleniscostrea, Sorngyaceramus, Spia, Stappyersella, Tarturia, Titaonpecten, Trematiconcha, Unica, Uralopteria, Vertinomia, Xenium
Subtaxa: Gryphaeligmus jabbokensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Egypt (1 collection), Jordan (7)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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