Newellipecten Ruzicka et al. 1959 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida

Alternative spelling: Pterinopecten (Newellipecten)

Parent taxon: Pectinacea according to M. R. W. Amler 1992

See also Cox et al. 1969 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Entolioididae, Huncalotis, Neitheoidae, Pectinoidae, Terquemiidae, Deltopectenidae, Dreisseniidae, Protopalliolum, Inoceramus auriculatus, Fasciculiconcha, Pecten politus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian to Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Devonian of China (5), Germany (2), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences

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