Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Full reference: J., J.r. Pojeta, R. Zhang, and Z. Yang. 1986. Systematic paleontology of Devonian pelecypods of Guangxi and Michigan. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1394(G):57-108

Parent taxon: Pterineidae according to J., Jr. Pojeta et al. 1986

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, Palaeopinna, Palaeopteria, Placopterina, Pseudobakewellia, Pterinea, Pteronitella, Pteronites, Pteronitina, Ptychopteria, Tolmaia, Willipteria, Wuxuanites, Ahtioconcha

Subtaxa: Oxytomoidea elegans

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Type: Oxytomoidea elegans

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Luobang Village, Section 5, Loc. 16 (Devonian of China)

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