Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Belongs to Leptodesma according to T. E. Yancey 2025
See also Amler 2010, Anelli et al. 2006 and Sterren 2000
Sister taxa: Leptodesma (Leiopteria), Leptodesma (Leptodesma), Leptodesma (Springeria), Leptodesma bakewellioides, Leptodesma chidruensis, Leptodesma eolus, Leptodesma gouldii, Leptodesma guadalupensis, Leptodesma indistincta, Leptodesma protextum, Leptodesma rogersi, Leptodesma spinigerum, Leptodesma transversa, Leptodesma welleri, Leptodesma wupperanum
Type specimen: Its type locality is Chautauqua Creek, near Summerdale, which is in a Famennian marine siliciclastic in the Chadakoin Formation of New York
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (3: New York collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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