Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Alternative combinations: Avicula spinigera, Pteronites spinigerus
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1842. Observations on the Silurian and Devonian systems of the United States, with descriptions of new organic remains. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(2):228-280
Belongs to Leptodesma according to A. L. McAlester 1962
See also Conrad 1842 and Miller 1877
Sister taxa: Leptodesma (Leiopteria), Leptodesma (Leptodesma), Leptodesma (Springeria), Leptodesma bakewellioides, Leptodesma chidruensis, Leptodesma eolus, Leptodesma gouldii, Leptodesma guadalupensis, Leptodesma indistincta, Leptodesma protextum, Leptodesma rogersi, Leptodesma transversa, Leptodesma welleri, Leptodesma wupperanum
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (1: California collection)
• Devonian of United States (62: New York, Pennsylvannia)
Total: 63 collections each including a single occurrence
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