Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Full reference: I. Temkin and J. Pojeta. 2010. Cassiavella galtarae, new species, new genus: a new Permian bivalve and its significance for pterioidean systematics. Journal of Paleontology 84(6):1152-1176
Parent taxon: Bakevelliidae according to I. Temkin and J. Pojeta 2010
Sister taxa: Aguilerella, Aguileria, Bakevellia, Costigervillia, Cultriopsis, Cuneigervillia, Ensipteria, Euptera, Gervillancea, Gervillaria, Gervillella, Gervillia, Gervilliopsis, Hoernesia, Kedonella, Kobayashites, Langsonella, Marmaronia, Nanlingella, Panis, Pelsia, Permoperna, Pseudoptera, Songdaella, Tambanella, Towapteria, Virgellia
Subtaxa: Cassiavellia galtarae Cassiavellia nadkevnae Cassiavellia richardsoni Cassiavellia squamifera
Type: Cassiavellia galtarae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), Tunisia (3), United States (6: Texas)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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