Eumorphotis virginensis Hautmann et al. 2013 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Full reference: M. Hautmann, A. B. Smith, A. J. McGowan and H. Bucher. 2013. Bivalves from the Olenekian (Early Triassic) of south-western Utah: systematics and evolutionary significance. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11:263-293

Belongs to Eumorphotis according to M. Hautmann et al. 2013

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 venetiana, Pseudomonotis (Eumorphotis) asperata, Pseudomonotis (Eumorphotis) nodulata, Neomorphotis gigantea, Neomorphotis comta, Neomorphotis compta

Type specimen: USNM 543508. Its type locality is Virgin Transect V1 Bed 10A, which is in a Spathian carbonate grainstone/shale in the Moenkopi Formation of Utah.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (10: Utah collections)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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