Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Full reference: W. Loel and W. H. Corey. 1932. The Vaqueros Formation, Lower Miocene of California. I. Paleontology. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 22(3):31-410
Belongs to Pinna (Pinna) according to E. J. Moore 1983
See also Loel and Corey 1932
Sister taxa: Pinna (Pinna) barrowsi, Pinna (Pinna) blanfordi, Pinna (Pinna) folium, Pinna (Pinna) lanceolata, Pinna (Pinna) lewisi, Pinna (Pinna) mendenhalli, Pinna (Pinna) miliaria, Pinna (Pinna) opalina, Pinna (Pinna) radiata, Pinna (Pinna) tommasii
Type specimen: UCMP 31778, 31779 (cotypes)
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (10: California collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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