†Palaeopteria parvula Whiteaves 1897 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Full reference: J. F. Whiteaves. 1897. Systematic list, with references, of the fossils of the Hudson River or Cincinnati formation at Stony Mountain, Manitoba. Palaeozoic Fossils 3(3):129-201
Belongs to Palaeopteria according to R. D. Hoare and J., Jr. Pojeta 2006
See also Whiteaves 1897
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Inmost Island, Kinwow Bay, Lake Winnepeg, which is in a Maysvillian carbonate dolomite/chert in the Red River Formation of Canada
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (2: Manitoba collections), United States (1: Kentucky)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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