Pterinea mclearni Northrop 1939 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

http://discover.odai.yale.edu/ydc/Record/2814000

Full reference: S. A. Northrop. 1939. Paleontology and stratigraphy of the Silurian rocks of the Port Daniel-Black Cape Region, Gaspé. Geological Society of America Special Paper 21:1-302

Belongs to Pterinea according to S. A. Northrop 1939

Sister taxa: Pterinea demissa, Pterinea flabellum, Pterinea goldfussi, Pterinea newarkensis, Pterinea pintoensis, Pterinea prolifica, Pterinea subasperula, Pterinea thisbe, Pterinea waylandsmithi

Type specimen: YPM IP 013338

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (2: Quebec, Québec collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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