Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Full reference: L. Li. 1995. Evolutionary change of bivalves from Changhsingian to Griesbachian in south China. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 34:350-369
Belongs to Leptodesma (Leiopteria) according to L. Li 1995
Sister taxa: Leiopteria angusticoncha, Leiopteria australis, Leiopteria carrandibbiensis, Leiopteria consimilis, Leiopteria elegans, Leiopteria inflata, Leiopteria opportuna, Leiopteria rafinesquii, Leiopteria verrucosa, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) aviculaeformis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) bonaerensis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) buhaheensis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) dutoiti, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) falcata, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) guizhouensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Fenghai, 91ACT18b, Yong'an County, which is in a Changhsingian marine siliciclastic in the Yanshi Formation of China
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Fenghai, 91ACT18b, Yong'an County
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