Cowperesia Mendes 1952 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pachydomidae

Synonym: Leptoterraia Beurlen 1954

Full reference: J. C. Mendes. 1952. Formação Corumbataí na região do Rio Corumbataí (estratigrafia e descrição dos lamelibrânquios). Boletim da Faculdade de Filosofia Ciéncias e Letras 145. Series Geologia 8:1-119

Parent taxon: Plesiocyprinellini according to M. G. Simões et al. 2017

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Cowperesia anceps Cowperesia emerita

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Brazil (17 collections), Namibia (1)

Total: 18 collections including 23 occurrences

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