Phelopteria erecta Tamura 1976 (pearl oyster)

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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