Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 61751

Belongs to Pinctada according to B. Wilson 2002

Sister taxa: Pinctada albina, Pinctada imbricata, Pinctada maculata, Pinctada margaritifera, Pinctada margaritiferus, Margaritifera (Palaeomargaritifera), Meleagrina crassicardia, Avicula (Meleagrina) foulloni, Meleagrina antiqua

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder