†Stegoconcha Böhm 1907 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae

Parent taxon: Pinnidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Atrina, Aviculopinna, Chimaeroderma, Curvula, Cyrtopinna, Exitopinna, Meekopinna, Pinna, Plesiopinna, Quantulopinna, Servatrina, Streptopinna, Subitopinna, Trichites

Subtaxa: Stegoconcha gmuelleri

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Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Jurassic of Ethiopia (1), France (1), India (6), Kenya (2), Portugal (1), Saudi Arabia (4), Switzerland (1), Tanzania (5), Yemen (1)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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