†Mytilaster (Persiaster) ancestralis Repin 2008 (mussel)
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Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Full reference: Y. S. Repin. 2008. New Bivalves from the Jurassic of Iran. Paleontological Journal 42(3):243-250
Belongs to Mytilaster (Persiaster) according to Y. S. Repin 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Parvade Coal Field, Badamu limestone Fm, which is in an Aalenian/Bajocian marine horizon in the Badamu limestone Formation of Iran
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Parvade Coal Field, Badamu limestone Fm
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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