†Phelopteria erecta Tamura 1976 (pearl oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Belongs to Phelopteria according to M. Tashiro 1988
Sister taxa: Phelopteria caudigera, Phelopteria dalli, Phelopteria gastrodes, Phelopteria gravida, Phelopteria huitriniana, Phelopteria linguaeformis, Phelopteria salinaensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Misakubo Formation - Kokisawa (Cretaceous of Japan)
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