Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Belongs to Bakevellia according to B. S. Kues 1995

Sister taxa: Bakevellia (Bakevellia), Bakevellia (Boreiobakevellia), Bakevellia (Maizuria), Bakevellia (Neobakevellia), Bakevellia albertii, Bakevellia bicarinata, Bakevellia binneyi, Bakevellia castelli, Bakevellia ceratophaga, Bakevellia costata, Bakevellia dianxiensis, Bakevellia elegans, Bakevellia exporrecta, Bakevellia furtiva, Bakevellia gejiuensis, Bakevellia jiangheensis, Bakevellia jiuzhaiensis, Bakevellia ladina, Bakevellia nikitowkensis, Bakevellia peralta, Bakevellia praecursor, Bakevellia prora, Bakevellia sedgwickiana, Bakevellia shanglanensis, Bakevellia silberlingi, Bakevellia subpannonica, Bakevellia tealei, Bakevellia ungunica, Bakevellia xinzhaiensis

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): shell 6.24 x 2.41, valve length 5.53