Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae
Alternative combination: Posidonomya gibbosa
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 girtyi, Posidonia idriana, Posidonia jacksoni, Posidonia lineolata, Posidonia madisonensis, Posidonia minuta, Posidonia multicostata, Posidonia nodosocostata, Posidonia obliqua, 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 laevis, Posidonomya fasciata, Posidonomya alta, Posidonomya hausmanni, Posidonomya fragosa, Posidonomya devonica, Posidonomya bosniaca, Posidonomya incerta, Posidonomya orbicularis, Posidonomya pergamena, Posidonomya moneta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Madonna del Balzo, Monte Triona (Triassic of Italy)
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