Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1980. Permian bivalves from New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 10(1):97-133

Belongs to Parallelodon according to J. B. Waterhouse 1980

Sister taxa: Parallelodon anaklastum, Parallelodon beyrichii, Parallelodon bimodoliratus, Parallelodon brenensis, Parallelodon cancellosus, Parallelodon capillatus, Parallelodon comptus, Parallelodon corbina, Parallelodon datianensis, Parallelodon desioi, Parallelodon hirsonensis, Parallelodon hubeiensis, Parallelodon interrupta, Parallelodon kingiana, Parallelodon laochangensis, Parallelodon latisinuatus, Parallelodon lianyuanensis, Parallelodon licharewi, Parallelodon longus, Parallelodon minima, Parallelodon multilamellatus, Parallelodon multistriatus, Parallelodon obsoletus, Parallelodon rectangulus, Parallelodon respectus, Parallelodon rudis, Parallelodon rugosus, Parallelodon striatus, Parallelodon subarguta, Parallelodon subtilistriatus, Parallelodon tenuistriatus, Parallelodon theodorensis, Parallelodon trimuensis, Parallelodon uralicus, Parallelodon whitei, Parallelodon xijinwulanensis, Macrodon rufae, Macrodon geminum

Type specimen: CPC 45359. Its type locality is Northwest of Mount Marmion (UWA collection), which is in a Roadian carbonate limestone in the Liveringa Formation of Australia.

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): valve length 16.6