Pleurikodonta gemma Dana 1847

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae

Alternative combination: Astarte gemma

Synonym: Venus gregaria M'Coy 1847

Full reference: J. D. Dana. 1847. Descriptions of fossil shells of the collections of the exploring expedition under the command of Charles Wilkes, USN, obtained in Australia, from the lower layers of the coal formation in Illawarra, and from a deposit probably of nearly the same age at Harper's Hill, Valley of the Hunter. American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series 4:151-160

Belongs to Pleurikodonta according to J. B. Waterhouse 1988

See also Dana 1847, Dana 1849 and M'Coy 1847

Sister taxon: Pleurikodonta elegans

Type specimens:

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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