†Eoastarte primaeva Waagen 1881 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Alternative combination: Gouldia primaeva
Full reference: W. Waagen. 1881. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part III. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(3):185-328
Belongs to Eoastarte according to M. E. Clapham 2015
See also Waagen 1881
Sister taxon: Eoastarte subcircularis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Virgal, topmost beds of Upper Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Changhsingian marine sandstone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Pakistan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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