Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Alternative combination: Avicula opportuna
Belongs to Leiopteria according to H. S. Williams and C. L. Breger 1916
See also Barrande 1881
Sister taxa: Leiopteria angusticoncha, Leiopteria australis, Leiopteria carrandibbiensis, Leiopteria consimilis, Leiopteria elegans, Leiopteria inflata, Leiopteria rafinesquii, Leiopteria verrucosa, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) aviculaeformis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) bonaerensis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) buhaheensis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) dutoiti, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) falcata, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) guizhouensis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) zhangi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Poland (2 collections)
• Silurian to Devonian of Poland (1)
• Silurian of Morocco (1), Poland (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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