Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Full reference: A. G. Beu, B. V. Alloway, B. J. Pillans, T. R. Naish, and J. A. Westgate. 2004. Marine Mollusca of oxygen isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 1: Revised generic positions and recognition of warm-water and cool-water migrants. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 34(2):111-265
Parent taxon: Isognomonidae according to A. G. Beu et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Bathyisognomon, Crenatula, Crenatulinae, Gervilleioperna, Isognomon, Leproconcha, Linsdallia, Lithiotis, Melininae, Mytiloperna, Pernariinae, Rostroperna, Yunshanoperna, Waagenoperna, Pedalion
Subtaxa: Neopanis aviculiformis Neopanis chilensis Neopanis quadrisulcata Neopanis zealandica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (3)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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