Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Alternative combination: Pleurophorus subcostatus
Belongs to Permophorus according to B. S. Kues 1995
Sister taxa: Permophorus albequus, Permophorus angustus, Permophorus bregeri, Permophorus costatus, Permophorus gregarius, Permophorus guangxingensis, Permophorus lianyuanensis, Permophorus mexicanus, Permophorus oblongus, Permophorus obovatus, Permophorus octocostatus, Permophorus pricei, Permophorus proprius, Permophorus shuangfengensis, Permophorus subovalis, Permophorus tenuistriatus, Permophorus triassicus, Permophorus vendiavkiriensis, Pleurophorus tropidophorus, Pleurophorus occidentalis, Pleurophorus delawarensis, Pleurophorus imbricatus, Pleurophorus lunulus, Pleurophorus overbecki, Pleurophorus quinquecostatus
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Average measurements (in mm): valve length 27.7