†Pegmavalvula delicata Newell and Boyd 1970 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Full reference: N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd. 1970. Oyster-like Permian Bivalvia. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 143(4):221-281
Belongs to Pegmavalvula according to N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd 1970
Sister taxa: Pegmavalvula gloveri, Pegmavalvula triassica
Type specimen: AMNH 28929, a valve (Left valve). Its type locality is AMNH512, Guadalupe Pass, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Roadian slope limestone in the Cherry Canyon Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (11: Texas collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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