Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae
Alternative combination: Astarte moneta
Belongs to Posidonomya according to M. Neumayr 1891
See also Kříž and Serpagli 1993
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 incerta, Posidonomya bosniaca, Posidonomya fragosa, Posidonomya hausmanni, Posidonomya fasciata, Posidonomya pergamena, Posidonomya orbicularis, Posidonomya backlundi, Posidonomya alta, Posidonomya devonica, Posidonomya laevis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Near Fluminimaggiore. Mason Porcus section (Devonian of Italy)
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