Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae

Full reference: Z. H. Gou and M. B. Lin. 1996. The bivalve fauna of Feixianguan Formation in Majiaoba area, Jiangyou, Sichuan. Journal of Chengdu Institute of Technology 23:80-84

Belongs to Claraia according to Z. H. Gou and M. B. Lin 1996

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 liuqiaoensis, 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: Chengdu Inst Tech 6001-7, a valve (Left valve). Its type locality is Majiaoba, Claraia wangi zone, Jiangyou, which is in a Griesbachian marine horizon in the Feixianguan Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder