Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Alternative combinations: Avicula venetiana, Pseudomonotis (Eumorphotis) venetiana
Belongs to Eumorphotis according to M. Hautmann et al. 2013
See also Hsu 1937, Lepsius 1878, Nakazawa 1981, Ogilvie Gordon 1927 and Yang et al. 1986
Sister taxa: Eumorphotis amplicostata, Eumorphotis buhaheensis, Eumorphotis ericius, Eumorphotis gronensis, Eumorphotis hinnitidea, Eumorphotis huancangensis, Eumorphotis inaequicostata, Eumorphotis inaequicostatus, Eumorphotis iwanowi, Eumorphotis lorigae, Eumorphotis multiformis, Eumorphotis nationalis, Eumorphotis praecurrens, Eumorphotis rugosa, Eumorphotis shajingengi, Eumorphotis spicata, Eumorphotis striatocostata, Eumorphotis telleri, Eumorphotis tenuistriata, Eumorphotis virginensis, Pseudomonotis (Eumorphotis) asperata, Pseudomonotis (Eumorphotis) nodulata, Neomorphotis comta, Neomorphotis gigantea, Neomorphotis compta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Azerbaijan (1 collection), China (22), Croatia (2), Greenland (3), Hungary (1), India (8), Italy (4), Romania (1), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), United States (6: Utah)
• Permian of China (2)
Total: 51 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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