Lipanella Sánchez 2005 (clam)

Bivalvia - Heteroconchia - Lipanellidae

Full reference: T. M. Sánchez. 2005. New Bivalvia and Rostroconchia from the Early Ordovician (Late Tremadoc - Middle Arenig) of northwestern Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 79(3):532-541

Parent taxon: Lipanellidae according to T. M. Sánchez 2005

See also Bouchet et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Goniophorina, Paraphtonia

Subtaxa: Lipanella purmamarcensis

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Type: Lipanella purmamarcensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Quebrada Chalala, ~1 kilometer northwest of Purmamarca ( of Argentina)

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