Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae
Alternative combination: Atomodesma trabeculum
Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1963. New Zealand species of the Permian bivalve Atomodesma Beyrich. Palaeontology 6:699-717
Belongs to Trabeculatia according to H. J. Campbell 1984
See also Waterhouse 1963, Waterhouse 1969 and Waterhouse 1979
Sister taxa: Trabeculatia gracilis, Trabeculatia quadrata
Type specimen: NZGS TM3708. Its type locality is GS7637, Mount Duppa, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate sandstone in the Tramway Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of New Caledonia (6 collections), New Zealand (8)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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