Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Full reference: A. S. Biakov. 2023. Taxonomic names, in The first finds of the most ancient oyster-like bivalves of the genus Prospondylus Zimmermann (Pectinidae, Prospondylidae) in the Lower Permian of the Southern Cis-Urals (Russia). Paleontological Journal 57:278-287
Belongs to Prospondylus according to A. S. Biakov 2023
Sister taxa: Prospondylus acinetus, Prospondylus chintongia, Prospondylus crassus, Prospondylus liebeanus, Prospondylus palliatus, Prospondylus zimmermanni, Pseudomonotis (Prospondylus) squamosa
Type specimen: PIN 5876/9-2, a valve. Its type locality is Shakhtau open pit, sample 9, which is in an Asselian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Shakhtau Reef Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of the Russian Federation (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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