Bivalvia - Pectinida - Claraiidae
Alternative combinations: Claraia occidentalis, Halobia occidentalis, Pseudomonotis occidentalis
Full reference: J. F. Whiteaves. 1889. On some fossils from the Triassic rocks of British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada, Contributions to Canadian Palaeontology 1:127-149
Belongs to Chuluaria according to J. B. Waterhouse 2000
See also Bychkov et al. 1976, Dagis et al. 1996, Kittl 1912, Smith 1927, Tozer 1961 and Whiteaves 1889
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GSC 4722, a valve (Left valve). Its type locality is Liard River, 25 miles below Devil's Portage, which is in a Spathian submarine fan siliciclastic in the Toad Formation of Canada.
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (4: British Columbia, Nunavut collections), the Russian Federation (3), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (11)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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