Claraia zhongzaiensis Gao et al. 2009 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Claraiidae

Full reference: Y. Q. Gao, G. R. Shi, and Y. Q. Peng. 2009. A new bivalve fauna from the Permian-Triassic boundary section of southwestern China. Alcheringa 33:33-47

Belongs to Claraia according to Y. Q. Gao et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Claraia (Pteroclaraia), Claraia amygdaliformis, Claraia anulata, Claraia aurita, Claraia bioni, Claraia bittneri, Claraia chakkapaki, Claraia clarai, Claraia concentrica, Claraia dieneri, Claraia extrema, Claraia fenghaiensis, Claraia fukianensis, Claraia griesbachi, Claraia guangyuanensis, Claraia guizhouensis, Claraia hunanica, Claraia intermedia, Claraia jiangyouensis, Claraia liuqiaoensis, Claraia longyanensis, Claraia mulleri, Claraia ovalis, Claraia pamirensis, Claraia perthensis, Claraia posidoniformis, Claraia pulchella, Claraia punjabiensis, Claraia radialis, Claraia shabaonica, Claraia stachei, Claraia stavropolica, Claraia subwangi, Claraia vozini, Claraia wangi, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) extrema, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) intermediaeformis, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) kilenensis, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) subaurita, Pseudoclaraia aurantiformis, Peribositra baoqingensis

Type specimen: NMVP 309753, a valve (Right valve). Its type locality is Zhongzai Section, Bed 24, Liuzhi County, which is in a Griesbachian marine mudstone in the Yelang Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Zhongzai Section, Bed 24, Liuzhi County

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