Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Full reference: L. Liljedahl. 1984. Silurian silicified bivalves from Gotland. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning, Serie C 78(2):1-82
Parent taxon: Pterineidae according to J. Kříž 2008
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Actinodesma, Actinopterella, Actinopterellinae, Actinopteria, Alnifia, Anderkenia, Barbosaia, Bolsopteria, Caneyella, Cheiopteria, Cliopteria, Cornellites, Cyrtodontarca, Denticelox, Dolichopteron, Ectenodesma, Eopterinea, Glyptodesma, Guichiella, Leiopteriinae, Leptodesma, Leptodesmatinae, Limoptera, Limopterinae, Merismopteria, Micropteriinae, Nennapteria, Oxytomoidea, Palaeopinna, Palaeopteria, Placopterina, Pseudobakewellia, Pterinea, Pteronitella, Pteronites, Pteronitina, Ptychopteria, Tolmaia, Wuxuanites, Ahtioconcha
Subtaxa: Molinicola bohemica Molinicola gotlandica
Type: Molinicola gotlandica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Sweden (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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