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 et al. 2022

See also Anelli et al. 2006 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Atrina, Chimaeroderma, Curvula, Cyrtopinna, Exitopinna, Meekopinna, Pinna, Plesiopinna, Quantulopinna, Servatrina, Stegoconcha, Streptopinna, Subitopinna, Trichites

Subtaxa: Aviculopinna neukirchensis Aviculopinna peracuta Aviculopinna pinnaeformis

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Type: Solen 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 (25: Arizona, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)

• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (4: Texas)

• Carboniferous of Brazil (3), Peru (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (49: Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas)

Total: 97 collections including 99 occurrences

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