Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae

Full reference: N. I. Kurushin. 1996. Taxonomic names. Triasovaya Fauna Severo-Vostoka Azii 1-232

Belongs to Claraia according to N. I. Kurushin 1996

Sister taxa: Claraia (Pteroclaraia), Claraia amygdaliformis, 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 hunanica, Claraia jiangyouensis, Claraia liuqiaoensis, Claraia mulleri, Claraia pamirensis, Claraia perthensis, Claraia posidoniformis, Claraia pulchella, Claraia stachei, Claraia stavropolica, Claraia subwangi, Claraia wangi, Claraia yunnanensis, Claraia zhongzaiensis, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) extrema, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) kilenensis

Type specimen: 955/8. Its type locality is Deliniya River, Dienerian, Tompo Basin, which is in a Dienerian marine siliciclastic in the Russian Federation.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): shell 20.6 x 6.8, valve length 16.9