Meekopinna permiana Yancey 2024 (oyster)

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 Meekopinna according to T. E. Yancey 2024

Sister taxa: Meekopinna americana, Meekopinna illinoiensis, Meekopinna nebrascensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Finlay Dome pinnid, which is in a Leonardian marine horizon in the Leonard Formation of Texas

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (2: Colorado, Texas collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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