Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae
Full reference: J. P. Smith. 1927. Upper Triassic marine invertebrate faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 141:1-262
Belongs to Dimyodon according to J. P. Smith 1927
Sister taxa: Atreta blandina, Atreta intsulaevis, Atreta intusstriata, Atreta nilssoni, Atreta redunca, Atreta richthofeni, Atreta subrichthofeni, Atreta unguis, Dimyopsis plana, Dimyopsis intusornata, Dimyodon subrichthofeni, Dimyodon woehrmanni, Dimyodon dissimilis, Dimyodon richthofeni, Dimyodon qingyanensis, Dimyodon intusradiatum, Dimyodon intusornatus, Dimyodon schlumbergi
Type specimen: Its type locality is North Fork of Squaw Creek, 3 miles north of Kelly's ranch, which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (2: Alaska, California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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