Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae
Alternative combination: Posidonomya obliqua
Belongs to Posidonia according to E. Kittl 1912
Sister taxa: Posidonia affinis, Posidonia alpina, Posidonia becheri, Posidonia bittneri, Posidonia blatchleyi, Posidonia christophori, Posidonia daytonensis, Posidonia dianensis, Posidonia ekiatapensis, Posidonia elegans, Posidonia gemmellaroi, Posidonia germari, Posidonia gibbosa, Posidonia girtyi, Posidonia idriana, Posidonia jacksoni, Posidonia lineolata, Posidonia madisonensis, Posidonia minuta, Posidonia multicostata, Posidonia nodosocostata, Posidonia obsoletestriata, Posidonia olenekensis, Posidonia ovalis, Posidonia pannonica, Posidonia praealpina, Posidonia semiundata, Posidonia somaliensis, Posidonia stella, Posidonia subtilis, Posidonia triangularis, Posidonia wengensis, Posidonomya backlundi, Posidonomya alta, Posidonomya hausmanni, Posidonomya pergamena, Posidonomya bosniaca, Posidonomya incerta, Posidonomya orbicularis, Posidonomya devonica, Posidonomya fasciata, Posidonomya fragosa, Posidonomya moneta, Posidonomya laevis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Monte San Salvatore, which is in an Anisian carbonate limestone in Switzerland
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Spain (1 collection), Switzerland (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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