Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Full reference: T. E. Yancey. 2025. Description of Willipteria, a new genus of late Paleozoic pterioid bivalves, and redescription of Leptodesma Hall. Journal of Paleontology 99:116-127
Parent taxon: Pterineidae according to T. E. Yancey 2025
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, Tolmaia, Wuxuanites, Ahtioconcha
Subtaxa: Willipteria falcata Willipteria nestelli
Type: Willipteria nestelli
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: Texas)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Texas)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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