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 galtarae, Cassiavellia richardsoni, Cassiavellia squamifera
Type specimen: USNM 258965, a valve (Left valve). Its type locality is Locality E25, Merbah el Oussif East, Djebel Tebaga, which is in a Wordian marine shale/limestone in the Middle Shaly Facies Formation of Tunisia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), Tunisia (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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