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
Parent taxon: Pinnidae according to T. E. Yancey 2024
Sister taxa: Allopinna, Atrina, Aviculopinna, Chimaeroderma, Curvula, Cyrtopinna, Exitopinna, Falcatopinna, Flisopinna, Gemmellopinna, Laevopinna, Meekopinna, Orthopinna, Pinna, Plesiopinna, Quantulopinna, Servatrina, Stegoconcha, Streptopinna, Subitopinna, Sulcatopinna, Trichites
Subtaxa: Girtopinna jimflisi Girtopinna peracuta Girtopinna robledana Girtopinna wynnensis
Type: Girtopinna jimflisi
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (15: Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah collections)
• Carboniferous of Brazil (3), United States (29: Kansas, Ohio, Texas)
Total: 47 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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