Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Pseudobigaleaidae
Full reference: J. Pojeta and B. Runnegar. 1976. The paleontology of rostroconch mollusks and the early history of the phylum Mollusca. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 968:1-88
Belongs to Bigalea according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Bonem 1982, Pojeta and Runnegar 1976 and Rogalla and Amler 2006
Sister taxa: Bigalea aviformis, Bigalea ohioensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mud Lake Quarry, 1.5 miles north of Bay View, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Petoskey Limestone Formation of Michigan
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (2: Michigan collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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