Bivalvia - Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae
Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1969. The Permian bivalve genera Myonia, Megadesmus, Vacunella and their allies, and their occurrences in New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 41:6-141
Belongs to Myonia according to J. B. Waterhouse 1969
Sister taxa: Myonia (Myomedia), Myonia (Myonia), Myonia arbitrata, Myonia argentinensis, Myonia carinella, Myonia compacta, Myonia elongata, Myonia gibbosa, Myonia komiensiformis, Myonia komiensis, Myonia kutygini, Myonia parallela, Myonia pollocki, Myonia sinuosa, Myonia undata, Myonia wenxingchangensis
Type specimen: TM 3812. Its type locality is GS3616, Productus Creek, Letham Burn (D44/f9478), which is in a Wordian marine horizon in the Mangarewa Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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