†Pseudestheria tenella Bronn 1850 (clam shrimp)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Branchiopoda - Diplostraca - Lioestheriidae
Alternative combinations: Estheria tenella, Posidonomya tenella
Synonyms: Estheria calcarea Fritsch 1895, Estheria cyanea Fritsch 1895, Estheria palaeoniscorum Fritsch 1895, Estheria paupera Fritsch 1901
Belongs to Pseudestheria according to S. Štamberg and J. Zajíc 2008
See also Guthörl 1934
Sister taxon: Pseudestheria limbata
Ecology: slow-moving nektobenthic suspension feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Czechia (1 collection), Germany (3)
• Carboniferous of Germany (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.