Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Parent taxon: Pteriidae according to E. J. Moore 1983

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Pachyperna goniglensis Pachyperna joaquinensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pachyperna in the database

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