Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae

Full reference: J. M. Dickins and R. A. McTavish. 1963. Lower Triassic marine fossils from the Beagle Ridge (BMR 10) Bore, Perth Basin, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 10(1):123-140

Belongs to Claraia according to J. M. Dickins and R. A. McTavish 1963

Sister taxa: Claraia (Pteroclaraia), Claraia anulata, Claraia aurita, Claraia bioni, Claraia chakkapaki, Claraia clarae, Claraia concentrica, Claraia dieneri, Claraia extrema, Claraia fenghaiensis, Claraia fukianensis, Claraia griesbachi, Claraia guizhouensis, Claraia hubeiensis, Claraia jiangyouensis, Claraia liuqiaoensis, Claraia mulleri, Claraia posidoniformis, Claraia pulchella, Claraia stachei, Claraia stavropolica, Claraia vozini, Claraia yunnanensis, Claraia zhongzaiensis, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) extrema, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) kilenensis

Type specimen: CPC 4675, a valve (Left valve)

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder