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:
- Pleurikodonta gemma: Its type locality is Wollongong Point, Illawarra (USNM coll), which is in a Wordian coastal siliciclastic in the Gerringong Formation of Australia
- Venus gregaria: SM E10784. Its type locality is Wollongong (W.B. Clarke coll), which is in a Wordian marine sandstone in the Gerringong Formation of Australia.
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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