†Saharopteria Pareyn et al. 1971 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Saharopteriidae
Synonym: Pacypteria Jux and Omara 1983
Parent taxon: Saharopteriidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010
See also Kora 1995
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Saharopteria sinaitica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Gabal Nukhul: Um Bogma Fm (Carboniferous of Egypt)
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