Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Full reference: T. E. Yancey. 1985. Bivalvia of the H. S. Lee Formation (Permian) of Malaysia. Journal of Paleontology 59(5):1286-1297
Belongs to Prospondylus according to T. E. Yancey 1985
Sister taxa: Prospondylus acinetus, Prospondylus crassus, Prospondylus liebeanus, Prospondylus palliatus, Prospondylus shakhtauensis, Prospondylus zimmermanni, Pseudomonotis (Prospondylus) squamosa
Type specimen: HP-100024. Its type locality is H.S. Lee Mine No. 8, just above alatoconchid zone, Kinta Valley, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the H. S. Lee Formation of Malaysia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Malaysia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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