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, Gryphaeligmus, 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, Praebuchia, Praesondylopecten, Proostrea, Prospondylidea, Pseudogyra, Pseudovola, Pteriina, Pterinoactinodesma, Pterioidina, Raricardium, Rhyssomytiloides, Scythemtolium, Soleniscostrea, Sorngyaceramus, Spia, Stappyersella, Tarturia, Titaonpecten, Trematiconcha, Unica, Uralopteria, Vertinomia, Xenium
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (2 collections)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Antarctica (4)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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