†Aviculopinna phosphoria Yancey 2024 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Full reference: T. E. Yancey. 2024. Revision of Late Paleozoic pinnid genera and North American species of bivalve family Pinnidae. Bulletin of American Paleontology 410:1-83
Belongs to Aviculopinna according to T. E. Yancey 2024
Sister taxa: Aviculopinna neukirchensis, Aviculopinna pinnaeformis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Bull lake pinnid, which is in a Lopingian marine horizon in the Phosphoria Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Bull lake pinnid
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