Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae
Full reference: M. M. Astaf'yeva. 1988. Cigarella - a new genus of inoceramid-like bivalve molluscs. Paleontological Journal 22(4):17-24
Belongs to Cigarella according to M. M. Astafieva 1993
See also Astaf'yeva 1988
Sister taxa: Cigarella licharewi, Cigarella muromtsevae, Cigarella sartangensis, Cigarella triangula, Cigarella varvarae
Type specimen: TsNIGR 10/8185, a valve (Right valve). Its type locality is Kharaulakh Mountains, Lower Permian, which is in an Artinskian/Kungurian marine siliciclastic in the Russian Federation.
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of the Russian Federation (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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