Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Full reference: M. Hautmann. 2001. Die Muschelfauna der Nayband-Formation (Obertrias, Nor - Rhät) des östlichen Zentraliran. Beringeria 29:3-181

Belongs to Opis (Trigonopis) according to M. Hautmann 2001

Sister taxa: Opis (Trigonopis) deshayesii, Opis (Trigonopis) eumorpha, Opis (Trigonopis) lycetti, Opis (Trigonopis) thonensis, Opis (Trigonopis) woodwardi

Type specimen: Its type locality is (2) Nayband, Bidestan Member, which is in a Sevatian marine mixed carbonate-siliciclastic in the Nayband Formation of Iran

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at (2) Nayband, Bidestan Member

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