Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Full reference: J. C. Walter. 1953. Paleontology of Rustler Formation, Culberson County, Texas. Journal of Paleontology 27(5):679-702
Belongs to Pleurophorus according to J. C. Walter 1953
Sister taxa: Permophorus albequus, Permophorus angustus, Permophorus arcus, Permophorus bregeri, Permophorus complanatus, Permophorus costatus, Permophorus gregarius, Permophorus guangxingensis, Permophorus lianyuanensis, Permophorus mexicanus, Permophorus oblongus, Permophorus obovatus, Permophorus octocostatus, Permophorus pricei, Permophorus proprius, Permophorus rotundus, Permophorus shuangfengensis, Permophorus similis, Permophorus subcostatus, Permophorus subovalis, Permophorus tenuistriatus, Permophorus triassicus, Permophorus tropidophorus, Permophorus vendiavkiriensis, Pleurophorus tricarinatus, Pleurophorus meeki, Pleurophorus timoricus, Pleurophorus imbricatus, Pleurophorus delawarensis, Pleurophorus overbecki, Pleurophorus occidentalis, Pleurophorus elongatus, Pleurophorus quinquecostatus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Rustler Formation, Locality 1, Rustler Spring, which is in a Changhsingian marine dolomite/siltstone in the Rustler Formation of Texas
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pleurophorus lunulus in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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