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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