†Praeotapiria Kurushin 1985 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Monotidae
Alternative spelling: Otapiria (Praeotapiria)
Synonym: Zandaia Yin and Nie 1990
Parent taxon: Monotidae according to A. S. Dagis et al. 1996
See also Fang et al. 2009, Kurushin 1985 and Ros-Franch et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Eomonotis, Lupherella, Monotinae, Monotis, Otapiria, Otapiriinae
Subtaxa: Praeotapiria bakevelliaeformis Zandaia angusta
Type: Praeotapiria bakevelliaeformis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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