Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae
Alternative combination: Aviculopecten curtocardinalis
Synonyms: Leptochondria thaynesiana Girty 1927, Monotis bregeri Girty 1927, Monotis landerensis Branson 1930, Monotis thaynesiana Girty 1927
Belongs to Leptochondria according to M. Hautmann et al. 2013
See also Ciriacks 1963, Girty 1927, McGowan et al. 2009, Newell and Boyd 1995 and Wasmer and Hautmann 2012
Sister taxa: Leptochondria aeolicus, Leptochondria albertii, Leptochondria asiatica, Leptochondria bittneri, Leptochondria dagestanica, Leptochondria fenghaiensis, Leptochondria hataii, Leptochondria illyrica, Leptochondria intermedia, Leptochondria jiaheensis, Leptochondria lichuanensis, Leptochondria minima, Leptochondria nuetzeli, Leptochondria occidanea, Leptochondria pervulgata, Leptochondria prosoclinus, Leptochondria pyriformis, Leptochondria separata, Leptochondria shoshonensis, Leptochondria simensis, Leptochondria viezzenensis, Leptochondria virgalensis, Leptochondria xijinwulanensis, Leptochondria zhenjiangensis, Orientopecten gujoensis, Pecten (Leptochondria) aeolicus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Pakistan (2 collections), Tunisia (1), United States (20: Idaho, Nevada, Utah)
• Permian of United States (3: Wyoming)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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