†Rhynchopterus obesus Gabb 1864 (pearl oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Alternative combination: Pteria obesus
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Triassic fossils of California and the adjacent territories. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:19-35
Belongs to Rhynchopterus according to J. P. Smith 1914
See also Gabb 1864 and Silberling and Nichols 1982
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Rattlesnake Point, near Humboldt City, which is in an Illyrian carbonate limestone in Nevada
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (3: Nevada collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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