Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Alternative combination: Liopteria bonaerensis

Full reference: H. J. Harrington. 1955. The Permian Eurydesma fauna of eastern Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 29(1):112-128

Belongs to Leptodesma (Leiopteria) according to M. A. Pagani 2000

See also Harrington 1955

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) buhaheensis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) dutoiti, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) falcata, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) guizhouensis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) zhangi

Type specimen: CPBA 5802. Its type locality is Southeastern flank of Cerro Nortero, lower Bonete Fm, Sierra de las Tunas, which is in a Sakmarian transition zone/lower shoreface mudstone/quartzite in the Bonete Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Southeastern flank of Cerro Nortero, lower Bonete Fm, Sierra de las Tunas

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