Praechlamys hohxilensis Sha 1995 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Full reference: J. G. Sha. 1995. Palaeontology - Bivalves. Palaeontology of the Hoh Xil Region, Qinghai 82-116

Belongs to Praechlamys according to J. G. Sha 1995

Sister taxa: Chlamys (Praechlamys) prima, Praechlamys foezyi, Praechlamys ponzii, Praechlamys reticulata, Praechlamys rollei, Praechlamys rusconii, Praechlamys stoliczkai, Praechlamys valoniensis, Praechlamys wuxingensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Shexinggou FKXG1b, Hohxil (Triassic of China)

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