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 occidentalis, Pleurophorus imbricatus, Pleurophorus elongatus, Pleurophorus meeki, Pleurophorus timoricus, Pleurophorus overbecki, Pleurophorus quinquecostatus, Pleurophorus delawarensis, Pleurophorus tricarinatus
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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