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
Belongs to Cassiavellia according to I. Temkin and J. Pojeta 2010
Sister taxa: Cassiavellia nadkevnae, Cassiavellia richardsoni, Cassiavellia squamifera
Type specimen: AMNH 63458, a valve (Left valve). Its type locality is AMNH512, Guadalupe Pass, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Roadian slope limestone in the Cherry Canyon Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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