Aviculopinna Meek 1864 (oyster)

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

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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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