†Halobia (Zittelihalobia) ornatissima Smith 1927 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Halobiidae
Alternative combination: Halobia ornatissima
Full reference: J. P. Smith. 1927. Upper Triassic marine invertebrate faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 141:1-262
Belongs to Halobia (Zittelihalobia) according to Y. Tsujino et al. 2013
See also Bychkov et al. 1976, McRoberts 2011 and Smith 1927
Sister taxon: Zittelihalobia zitteliformis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (7: British Columbia collections), Japan (1), the Russian Federation (5), United States (4: Alaska, California)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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