Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Full reference: J. Kříž. 2005. Telychian (Llandovery, Silurian) Bivalves from Spain. Palaeontology 48(3):455-477

Parent taxon: Pterineidae according to J. Kříž 2005

Sister taxa: Actinodesma, Actinopterella, Actinopterellinae, Actinopteria, Alnifia, Anderkenia, Barbosaia, Caneyella, Cheiopteria, Cliopteria, Cornellites, Cyrtodontarca, Denticelox, Dolichopteron, Ectenodesma, Eopterinea, Glyptodesma, Guichiella, Leiopteriinae, Leptodesma, Leptodesmatinae, Limoptera, Limopterinae, Merismopteria, Micropteriinae, Molinicola, Nennapteria, Oxytomoidea, Palaeopinna, Palaeopteria, Placopterina, Pseudobakewellia, Pterinea, Pteronitella, Pteronites, Pteronitina, Ptychopteria, Tolmaia, Willipteria, Wuxuanites, Ahtioconcha

Subtaxa: Bolsopteria lentilka

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Section north-west of the El Pobo de Dueñas (Silurian of Spain)

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