Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae
Alternative combinations: Pseudomonotis (Claraia) orbicularis, Pseudomonotis orbicularis
Belongs to Posidonomya according to Richthofen 1860
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 obliqua, Posidonia obsoletestriata, Posidonia olenekensis, Posidonia ovalis, Posidonia pannonica, Posidonia praealpina, Posidonia semiundata, Posidonia somaliensis, Posidonia stella, Posidonia subtilis, Posidonia triangularis, Posidonia wengensis, Posidonomya laevis, Posidonomya backlundi, Posidonomya pergamena, Posidonomya hausmanni, Posidonomya fragosa, Posidonomya fasciata, Posidonomya incerta, Posidonomya bosniaca, Posidonomya alta, Posidonomya devonica, Posidonomya moneta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections), Italy (1), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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