Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae
Alternative combinations: Kolymia acuta, Maitaia (Mytilidesmatella) acuta, Maitaia acuta
Belongs to Atomodesma according to A. S. Biakov 2013
See also Astafieva 1989, Astafieva 1993 and Biakov 2008
Sister taxa: Atomodesma astafievae, Atomodesma bisulcatum, Atomodesma elongata, Atomodesma elongatum, Atomodesma exaratum, Atomodesma guskovi, Atomodesma hautmanni, Atomodesma indicum, Atomodesma lata, Atomodesma marwicki, Atomodesma minima, Atomodesma multifurcatum, Atomodesma mytiloides, Atomodesma nikolajewi, Atomodesma obliquatum, Atomodesma semiplicata, Atomodesma tenuistriata, Atomodesma timorense, Atomodesma timorensis, Atomodesma tumenlingensis, Atomodesma undulata, Atomodesma uniplicatum, Atomodesma variabile
Type specimen: TsNIGR 273/7443, a shell (Cast of closed valves). Its type locality is Vas'-Yaga River, Pai-Khoy Mountains, which is in a Kungurian marine siliciclastic in the Tabyo Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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