Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae

Full reference: W. H. He, Q. L. Feng, E. A. Weldon, S. Z. Gu, Y. Y. Meng, F. Zhang, and S. B. Wu. 2007. A Late Permian to Early Triassic bivalve fauna from the Dongpan section, southern Guangxi, south China. Journal of Paleontology 81(5):1009-1019

Belongs to Claraia according to W. H. He et al. 2007

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 mulleri, Claraia perthensis, Claraia posidoniformis, Claraia pulchella, Claraia stachei, Claraia stavropolica, Claraia vozini, Claraia yunnanensis, Claraia zhongzaiensis, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) extrema, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) kilenensis

Type specimen: GD-12-36, a valve (Right valve). Its type locality is Dongpan section, bed 12, Fusui County, which is in a Changhsingian basinal (siliciclastic) mudstone/claystone in the Dalong Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): valve length 9.90