Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1864. Remarks on the family Pteriidae, (=Aviculidae) with descriptions of some new fossil genera. The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series 37:212-220
Parent taxon: Pinnidae according to T. E. Yancey 2024
See also Anelli et al. 2006, Vokes 1980 and Yancey et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Allopinna, Atrina, Chimaeroderma, Curvula, Cyrtopinna, Exitopinna, Falcatopinna, Flisopinna, Gemmellopinna, Girtopinna, Laevopinna, Meekopinna, Orthopinna, Pinna, Plesiopinna, Quantulopinna, Servatrina, Stegoconcha, Streptopinna, Subitopinna, Sulcatopinna, Trichites
Subtaxa: Aviculopinna neukirchensis Aviculopinna phosphoria Aviculopinna pinnaeformis
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Germany (3 collections), Iran (1), Japan (2), Mexico (2), Poland (2), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (13: Kansas, Montana, Nevada, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (4: Texas)
• Carboniferous of Peru (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (26: Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 59 collections including 60 occurrences
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