Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Alternative combinations: Arca formosissima, Cucullaea (Macrodon) formosissima
Synonym: Arca formosa Klipstein 1843 [replaced name]
Belongs to Grammatodon according to S. Dominici and S. Danise 2024
See also Bittner 1895
Sister taxa: Grammatodon (Grammatodon), Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon), Grammatodon (Lamellelodon), Grammatodon (Nanonavis), Grammatodon (Nordenskjoldia), Grammatodon concinnus, Grammatodon egortinus, Grammatodon inornata, Grammatodon insons, Grammatodon malayensis, Grammatodon sulcatus, Grammatodon toyorensis, Grammatodon tripartitus
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Italy (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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