Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Alternative spelling: Pterinea (Tolmaia)
Parent taxon: Pterineidae according to P. A. Johnston 1993
See also Williams 1908
Sister taxa: Actinodesma, Actinopterella, Actinopterellinae, Actinopteria, Alnifia, Anderkenia, Barbosaia, Bolsopteria, 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, Willipteria, Wuxuanites, Ahtioconcha
Subtaxa: Tolmaia lineata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (2 collections), China (1), Luxembourg (2), Vietnam (2)
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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