Bivalvia - Myalinida - Alatoconchidae
Synonyms: Shikamaia (Tanchintongia) Runnegar and Gobbett 1975, Tanchintongia Runnegar and Gobbett 1975
Full reference: K. Ozaki. 1968. Problematical fossils from the Permian limestone of Akasaka, Gifu Prefecture. Yokohama National University, Science Reports, Section 2, Biological and Geological Sciences 14:27-33
Parent taxon: Alatoconchinae according to F. Chen et al. 2018
See also Asato et al. 2017, Kiessling 2004, Sepkoski 2002, Yancey and Boyd 1983 and Yancey and Ozaki 1986
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Shikamaia (Alatoconcha) Shikamaia (Shikamaia) Shikamaia akasakaensis Shikamaia ozakii Shikamaia perakensis
Type: Shikamaia akasakaensis
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Afghanistan (3 collections), Japan (4), Malaysia (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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