Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Full reference: N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd. 1970. Oyster-like Permian Bivalvia. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 143(4):221-281
Belongs to Pseudomonotis (Trematiconcha) according to N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd 1970
Sister taxa: Pseudomonotis (Trematiconcha) carnarvonensis, Pseudomonotis (Trematiconcha) sparsicostata, Pseudomonotis (Trematiconcha) wandageensis
Type specimen: AMNH 28938, a valve (Left valve). Its type locality is AMNH2079, Artesia, which is in a Roadian carbonate limestone in the San Andres Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (10: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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