A new transitional myalinid bivalve from the Lower Permian of west Texas

Volume / Part: 40 / 2
Publication Date: May 1997
Page(s): 487 - 495
Authored By: Christopher A. McRoberts and Norman D. Newell

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Novaculapermia boydi gen. et sp. nov. is a remarkable Lower Permian vertically elongate bivalve that superficially resembles 'razor' clams of the superfamily Solenoidea. Our 'razor' clam possessed a duplivincular ligament and early ontogeny of the Myalinidae. The flattened, equiconvex form suggests that Novaculapermia was a shallow vertical burrower in soft sediments possibly anchored by byssal attachment; evidently it was not a reef dweller, but lived in near-reef environments.

Palaeontology - Volume 40 Part 2 Pages 487-495

Palaeontology - Volume 40 Part 2 Pages 487-495

Citations

MCROBERTS, C. A., NEWELL, N. D. 1997. A new transitional myalinid bivalve from the Lower Permian of west Texas. Palaeontology, 40, 2, 487–495.