Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae
Alternative combination: Pachydomus globosus
Full reference: J. d. C. Sowerby. 1838. Fossils. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia 1:14-15
Belongs to Megadesmus according to G. Termier et al. 1974
See also Etheridge 1880, M'Coy 1847, Morris 1845, Runnegar 1965 and Sowerby 1838
Sister taxa: Megadesmus (Megadesmus), Megadesmus borealis, Megadesmus deflatus, Megadesmus dembskajae, Megadesmus globlosus, Megadesmus gryphoides, Megadesmus nobilissimus, Megadesmus ovalis, Megadesmus pristinus, Megadesmus robusta, Megadesmus trigonalis, Megadesmus (Cleobis) grandis, Megadesmus (Cleobis) recta
Type specimen: Its type locality is Harper's Hill, Hunter Valley (Mitchell coll), which is in a Sakmarian coastal sandstone in the Allandale Formation of Australia
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Afghanistan (1 collection), Australia (8)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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