Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Alternative spelling: Palaeomargaritifera

Parent taxon: Margaritifera according to Ma 1984

Sister taxa: Pinctada albina, Pinctada imbricata, Pinctada maculata, Pinctada margaritifera, Pinctada margaritiferus, Pinctada maxima, Avicula (Meleagrina) foulloni, Meleagrina crassicardia, Meleagrina antiqua, Meleagrina schlosseri

Subtaxa: Margaritifera (Palaeomargaritifera) guangyuanensis

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Type: Margaritifera (Palaeomargaritifera) guangyuanensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Nanshan, Guangyuan (Jurassic of China)

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