Pseudomyalina Dickins 1956 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Full reference: J. M. Dickins. 1956. Permian pelecypods from the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics Bulletin 29:1-42

Parent taxon: Myalinidae according to J. M. Dickins 1956

See also Biakov 2015 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arctomyalina, Aviculomyalina, Boiomytilus, Dorcadungula, Elversella, Hemimenion, Liebea, Myalina, Naiadites, Novaculapermia, Pachymytilus, Posidoniella, Promyalina, Pseudopachymytilus, Selenimyalina, Selenimyalininae, Septimyalina, Anthraconauta

Subtaxa: Pseudomyalina mingenewensis Pseudomyalina obliqua

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Type: Pseudomyalina obliqua

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (13 collections)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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