†Towapteria guangxingensis Liang 1980 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Full reference: Z. F. Liang. 1980. Mollusca. Paleontological Atlas of Northeast China 1:429-484
Belongs to Towapteria according to Z. F. Liang 1980
Sister taxa: Towapteria equicosta, Towapteria guizhouensis, Towapteria minima, Towapteria nipponica, Towapteria peracuta, Towapteria radiocostata, Towapteria scythica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Yujiabeigou, Huanggangliang Fm, Guangxing, Keshenketeng, which is in a Wordian marine horizon in the Huanggangliang Formation of China
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Yujiabeigou, Huanggangliang Fm, Guangxing, Keshenketeng
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