Bivalvia - Myalinida - Alatoconchidae
Full reference: K. Asato and T. Kase. 2017. Taxonomic names, in Morphology, systematics and paleoecology of Shikamaia, aberrant Permian bivalves (Alatoconchidae: Ambonychioidea) from Japan. Paleontological Research 21:358-379
Belongs to Shikamaia according to K. Asato and T. Kase 2017
Sister taxa: Shikamaia (Alatoconcha), Shikamaia (Shikamaia), Shikamaia akasakaensis, Shikamaia perakensis
Type specimen: NMNS PM27769, a shell. Its type locality is Kurumibashi, Neohigashidani, Neo-mura, Motosu-gun, which is in a Kungurian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Funabuseyama Formation of Japan.
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Kurumibashi, Neohigashidani, Neo-mura, Motosu-gun
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