Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Parent taxon: Pterineidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Actinodesma, Actinopterella, Actinopterellinae, Actinopteria, Alnifia, Anderkenia, Barbosaia, Caneyella, Cliopteria, Cornellites, Cyrtodontarca, Denticelox, Dolichopteron, Ectenodesma, Guichiella, Leiopteriinae, Leptodesma, Leptodesmatinae, Limoptera, Limopterinae, Merismopteria, Micropteriinae, Molinicola, Newsomella, Palaeopteria, Placopterina, Pseudobakewellia, Pterinea, Pteronitella, Pteronites, Pteronitina, Ptychopteria, Ahtioconcha
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (1: New York)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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