Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Full reference: R. G. S. Hudson and R. P. S. Jefferies. 1961. Upper Triassic brachiopods and lamellibranchs from the Oman Peninsula, Arabia. Palaeontology 4(1):1-41
Belongs to Thracia according to R. G. S. Hudson and R. P. S. Jefferies 1961
Sister taxa: Thracia (Cetothrax), Thracia (Crassithracia), Thracia (Cyathodonta), Thracia (Homoeodesma), Thracia (Ixartia), Thracia (Odoncineta), Thracia (Thracia), Thracia alciope, Thracia applanata, Thracia brioni, Thracia curtansata, Thracia declivis, Thracia depressa, Thracia dilleri, Thracia formosa, Thracia gibsonensis, Thracia grignonensis, Thracia incerta, Thracia jacalitosana, Thracia karquinesensis, Thracia keaseyensis, Thracia kissoumi, Thracia ludovica, Thracia mactroides, Thracia mactropsis, Thracia oblata, Thracia papyracea, Thracia parvula, Thracia prisca, Thracia schencki, Thracia sorrentoensis, Thracia stelcki, Thracia suciensis, Thracia ventricosa, Thracia viceliacensis, Thracia weedi, Eximiothracia perscabrosa
Type specimen: BMNH LL123. Its type locality is Wadi Milaha, Jebel Hagab (Modiolus Beds), which is in a Norian marine wackestone/shale in the Sumra Formation of the United Arab Emirates.
Ecology: facultatively mobile deep infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Wadi Milaha, Jebel Hagab (Modiolus Beds)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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