Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Alternative combinations: Margaritifera mazatlanica, Margaritiphora mazatlanica, Pinctada mazatlanica, Pteria (Pinctada) mazatlanica
Belongs to Pteria according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Moore 1983
Sister taxa: Pteria (Margaritifera), Pteria argentea, Pteria aspera, Pteria berryi, Pteria bisincilis, Pteria cabrai, Pteria carixensis, Pteria cassiana, Pteria clarki, Pteria colymbus, Pteria datongensis, Pteria dianensis, Pteria elegans, Pteria fragilis, Pteria guizhouensis, Pteria hechuanensis, Pteria hertleini, Pteria hirundo, Pteria howei, Pteria infelix, Pteria inornata, Pteria interrupta, Pteria jordani, Pteria kitakamiensis, Pteria kitsoni, Pteria laksel, Pteria lata, Pteria limula, Pteria murchisoni, Pteria nasuta, Pteria notukeuensis, Pteria papyracea, Pteria pellucida, Pteria penguin, Pteria peregrina, Pteria plana, Pteria raricosta, Pteria rugosa, Pteria sanqiaoensis, Pteria spedeni, Pteria sterna, Pteria sturi, Pteria ussurica, Pteria yonganensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Punta San Telmo (Quaternary of Mexico)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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