Parent taxon: Pterioida according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amuropecten, Annulinectes, 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, Praeaucellina, 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:
• Jurassic of China (2 collections), Greenland (12), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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