†family Saharopteriidae Termier and Termier (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Saharopteriidae

Alternative spelling: Saharopteridae

Parent taxon: Anomioidei according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011

See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Kora 1995

Sister taxa: Anomioitei, Dimyoitei, Pseudomonotoidea

Subtaxa: Saharopteria

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Gabal Nukhul: Um Bogma Fm (Carboniferous of Egypt)

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