Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Full reference: Z. J. Fang and D. W. Yin. 1995. Discovery of fossil bivalves from Early Permian of Dongfang, Hainan Island with a review of glaciomarine origin of Nanlong diamictites. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 34:301-315
Belongs to Schizodus according to Z. J. Fang and D. W. Yin 1995
Sister taxa: Schizodus acuminatus, Schizodus affinis, Schizodus alpinus, Schizodus altus, Schizodus amplus, Schizodus antiquus, Schizodus australis, Schizodus bifidus, Schizodus canalis, Schizodus cardissa, Schizodus chesterensis, Schizodus compressus, Schizodus compressus, Schizodus crespinae, Schizodus cuneatus, Schizodus curtiforme, Schizodus curtus, Schizodus cycloliratus, Schizodus deparcus, Schizodus depressus, Schizodus dianensis, Schizodus dubiiformis, Schizodus ellioti, Schizodus elongatus, Schizodus emarginatus, Schizodus ferrieri, Schizodus fitzroyensis, Schizodus globosus, Schizodus guizhouensis, Schizodus hedongensis, Schizodus japonicus, Schizodus jiangheensis, Schizodus jiangxiensis, Schizodus jiaozishanensis, Schizodus kennedyensis, Schizodus lianyuanensis, Schizodus lopingensis, Schizodus magnus, Schizodus meekanus, Schizodus minutus, Schizodus negrii, Schizodus obscurus, Schizodus occidentalis, Schizodus ovatus, Schizodus parvulus, Schizodus pinguis, Schizodus pintoensis, Schizodus qinglongensis, Schizodus rhynchophorus, Schizodus rossicus, Schizodus rotundatus, Schizodus sandimanensis, Schizodus schlotheimi, Schizodus securus, Schizodus sinensis, Schizodus subcircularis, Schizodus subobscurus, Schizodus subovatus, Schizodus subquadratus, Schizodus supaiensis, Schizodus texanus, Schizodus tibeticus, Schizodus trigonalis, Schizodus truncatus, Schizodus tschernjaki, Schizodus ulrichi, Schizodus wheeleri, Schizodus wyomingensis, Schizodus xiangtanensis
Type specimen: NIGP 121239, a valve (Right valve). Its type locality is Jiangbian, Dongfang, which is in a Wordian marine sandstone in the Nanlong Formation of China.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Jiangbian, Dongfang
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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