Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Full reference: J., J.r. Pojeta, R. Zhang, and Z. Yang. 1986. Systematic paleontology of Devonian pelecypods of Guangxi and Michigan. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1394(G):57-108
Parent taxon: Pterineidae according to J., Jr. Pojeta et al. 1986
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Actinodesma, Actinopterella, Actinopterellinae, Actinopteria, Alnifia, Anderkenia, Barbosaia, Bolsopteria, Caneyella, Cheiopteria, Cliopteria, Cornellites, Cyrtodontarca, Denticelox, Dolichopteron, Ectenodesma, Eopterinea, Glyptodesma, Guichiella, Leiopteriinae, Leptodesma, Leptodesmatinae, Limoptera, Limopterinae, Merismopteria, Micropteriinae, Molinicola, Nennapteria, Oxytomoidea, Palaeopinna, Palaeopteria, Placopterina, Pseudobakewellia, Pterinea, Pteronitella, Pteronites, Pteronitina, Ptychopteria, Tolmaia, Ahtioconcha
Subtaxa: Wuxuanites lanceolatus Wuxuanites washingtonensis
Type: Wuxuanites lanceolatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of China (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences
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