Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Full reference: M. R. W. Amler. 2010. Late Devonian (Frasnian) bivalves from the Nocedo Formation – the results of Wilhelm Kegel’s 1927 field trip to northern Spain. Scripta Geologica Special Issue 7:13-34
Belongs to Leptodesma (Leptodesma) according to M. R. W. Amler 2010
Sister taxa: Leptodesma (Leptodesma) anatinum, Leptodesma (Leptodesma) cultellata, Leptodesma (Leptodesma) falcata, Leptodesma (Leptodesma) matheri, Leptodesma (Leptodesma) occidentale, Leptodesma (Leptodesma) potens, Leptodesma (Leptodesma) rhysema, Leptodesma potens
Type specimen: Its type locality is Valle Laoz - Bed No32 [Gordon Mbr, Nocedo Fm], which is in the Frasnian of sandstone the Nocedo Formation Spain.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Valle Laoz - Bed No. 32 [Gordon Mbr, Nocedo Fm]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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