†Pachyperna joaquinensis Vokes 1939 (pearl oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Alternative combination: Pedalion joaquinensis
Full reference: H. E. Vokes. 1939. Molluscan faunas of the Domengine and Arroyo Hondo Formations of the California Eocene. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 38:1-246
Belongs to Pachyperna according to E. J. Moore 1983
See also Vokes 1939
Sister taxon: Pachyperna goniglensis
Type specimen: UCMP 15577
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pachyperna joaquinensis in the database
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