Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae
Alternative combination: Cleobis robusta
Full reference: C. F. Laseron. 1910. Palaeontology of the lower Shoalhaven River. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 44:190-225
Belongs to Megadesmus according to J. B. Waterhouse 1969
See also Laseron 1910
Sister taxa: Megadesmus (Megadesmus), Megadesmus borealis, Megadesmus deflatus, Megadesmus dembskajae, Megadesmus globlosus, Megadesmus globosus, Megadesmus gryphoides, Megadesmus nobilissimus, Megadesmus ovalis, Megadesmus pristinus, Megadesmus trigonalis, Megadesmus (Cleobis) recta, Megadesmus (Cleobis) grandis
Type specimen: AM F.20167
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (2 collections), New Zealand (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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