Hoernesia woyaniana McLearn 1937 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Alternative combination: Cassianella woyaniana

Belongs to Hoernesia according to McLearn 1937

Sister taxa: Gervilleia (Hoernesia) leptopleura, Hoernesia (Strophopteria), Hoernesia attenuata, Hoernesia borealis, Hoernesia danisae, Hoernesia hesbanensis, Hoernesia qiaotouensis, Hoernesia rectisima, Hoernesia socialis, Hoernesia torta, Hoernesia willbourni, Hoernesia xiaomeidongensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Santa Clara, Sierras Alargadas (Triassic of Mexico)

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