Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae
Full reference: J. C. Mendes. 1952. Formação Corumbataí na região do Rio Corumbataí (estratigrafia e descrição dos lamelibrânquios). Boletim da Faculdade de Filosofia Ciéncias e Letras 145. Series Geologia 8:1-119
Parent taxon: Plesiocyprinellinae according to M. G. Simóes et al. 1997
See also Cox et al. 1969 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Itatamba, Othonella, Plesiocyprinella, Roxoa, Runnegariella, Tambaquyra
Subtaxa: Casterella gratiosa Casterella wardakensis
Type: Casterella gratiosa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Afghanistan (1 collection), Brazil (8), South Africa (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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