†Cornellites mackayi Fleming 1957 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Alternative combination: Actinopteria mackayi

Full reference: C. Fleming. 1957. Lower Devonian Pelecypoda from Reefton, New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 85:135-140

Belongs to Cornellites according to M. A. Bradshaw 1999

See also Fleming 1957

Sister taxa: Cornellites flemingi, Cornellites johnstoni, Ptychopteria (Cornellites) fasciculata

Type specimen: GNS TM2062

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of New Zealand (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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