Posidonotis Losacco 1942 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae

Synonym: Pectinula

Parent taxon: Posidoniidae according to M. Aberhan 1994

See also Ros-Franch et al. 2014 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amonotis, Bositra, Caenodiotis, Didymotis, Ellesmerella, Guerichia, Imposidonia, Magnolobia, Multisidonia, Posidonia, Pseudodidymotis, Pterohalobia, Steinmannia, Veldidenella

Subtaxa: Posidonotis dainelii Posidonotis semiplicata

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Type: Posidonotis dainelii

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Argentina (7 collections), Canada (34: British Columbia, Yukon), Chile (13), Italy (1), Japan (1)

Total: 56 collections including 57 occurrences

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