†Somapteria Tamura 1960 (pearl oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Parent taxon: Pteriidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Actinopterinia, Arcavicula, Austropteria, Confusionella, Dattinae, Electroma, Eopinctada, Joachymia, Limopteria, Pachyperna, Phelopteria, Pinctada, Pseudaucella, Pterelectroma, Pteria, Pteriinae, Pterinellinae, Pteroperna, Ptychopterinia, Rhaetavicula, Rhynchopterus, Stefaninia, Triaxus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Soma Area, Nakanosawa Formation, Honshu (Jurassic of Japan)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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