Kolymia dickinsi Waterhouse 1979 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Kolymiidae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1979. New members of the Atomodesminae (Bivalvia) from the Permian of Australia and New Zealand. Papers - Department of Geology, University of Queensland 9:1-22

Belongs to Kolymia according to J. B. Waterhouse 1979

Sister taxa: Kolymia anaticula, Kolymia angusta, Kolymia astafievae, Kolymia bulkurensis, Kolymia churavtsovi, Kolymia gydanensis, Kolymia inoceramiformis, Kolymia irregularis, Kolymia kasanenkoi, Kolymia milievskyi, Kolymia miranda, Kolymia multiformis, Kolymia nikolaewi, Kolymia peregoedovi, Kolymia pergamenti, Kolymia plicata, Kolymia pontoneica, Kolymia posneri, Kolymia pterinaeformis, Kolymia rara, Kolymia rutskovi, Kolymia sibirica, Kolymia simkini, Kolymia simkiniformis, Kolymia taskanica, Kolymia verchoyanica, Kolymia yurii

Type specimen: CPC 3912. Its type locality is Caparay Ghar Section A, Bed 5, Wardak, which is in an Asselian marine sandstone in the Wardak Formation of Afghanistan.

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at BMR ML82, Minilya River

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