Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae
Full reference: C. A. McRoberts. 2011. Late Triassic Bivalvia (Chiefly Halobiidae and Monotidae) from the Pardonet Formation, Williston Lake Area, Northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 85(4):613-664
Belongs to Meleagrinella according to C. A. McRoberts 2011
Sister taxa: Meleagrinella antiqua, Meleagrinella boehmi, Meleagrinella curta, Meleagrinella echinata, Meleagrinella ferniensis, Meleagrinella formosa, Meleagrinella omolonensis, Meleagrinella ovalis, Meleagrinella oxytomaeformis, Meleagrinella polaris, Meleagrinella substriata, Meleagrinella tasaryensis, Echinotis echinata
Type specimen: GSC 132263, a valve (left valve). Its type locality is Pine Pass (CM99PPS-3), which is in a Sevatian offshore limestone in the Pardonet Formation of Canada.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (6: British Columbia collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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