Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae
Full reference: A. S. Biakov. 2013. New species of the Inoceramus-like bivalve genus Maitaia Marwick from the Permian of northeastern Asia. Paleontological Journal 47:463-469
Belongs to Maitaia according to A. S. Biakov 2013
Sister taxa: Maitaia absoluta, Maitaia bella, Maitaia belliformis, Maitaia errabunda, Maitaia gigantea, Maitaia hurenensis, Maitaia kolymiaformis, Maitaia kusnezovi, Maitaia orulganica, Maitaia tenkensis, Maitaia tobonnoensis, Maitaia trechmanni, Maitaia vedernikovi, Mytilidesmatella woodi
Type specimen: TsNIGR 126/11570, a valve (left valve). Its type locality is Nyangylbyya River, Northern Kharaulakh, which is in a Changhsingian marine siliciclastic in the Kharaulakh Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Nyangylbyya River, Northern Kharaulakh
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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