Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Full reference: M. Rodrigues, S. Matos, F. Varejão, F. Fürsich, L. Warren, M. Assine, and M. Simões. 2020. Short-lived “Bakevelliid-Sea” in the Aptian Romualdo Formation, Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil. Cretaceous Research 115(78):104555

Parent taxon: Bakevelliidae according to M. Rodrigues et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Aguilerella, Aguileria, Bakevellia, Cassiavellia, Costigervillia, Cultriopsis, Cuneigervillia, Ensipteria, Euptera, Gervillancea, Gervillaria, Gervillella, Gervillia, Gervilliopsis, Hoernesia, Kedonella, Kobayashites, Langsonella, Marmaronia, Nanlingella, Panis, Pelsia, Permoperna, Pseudoptera, Rugoverticula, Songdaella, Tambanella, Towapteria, Virgellia

Subtaxa: Araripevellia musculosa

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Type: Araripevellia musculosa

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Sítio Sobradinho section (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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