Annuliconcha interlineata Meek and Worthen 1860 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Annuliconchidae

Alternative combinations: Aviculopecten (Annuliconcha) interlineatus, Aviculopecten interlineatus

Synonym: Posidonomya lasallensis Miller and Gurley 1896

Full reference: F. B. Meek and A. H. Worthen. 1860. Description of new Carboniferous fossils from Illinois and other western states. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12:447-472

Belongs to Annuliconcha according to N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd 1995

See also Hoare 1961, Meek and Worthen 1860, Meek and Worthen 1866, Miller and Gurley 1896, Muromtseva and Guskov 1984, Newell 1938, Shimer and Shrock 1944 and White 1884

Sister taxa: Annuliconcha acanthica, Annuliconcha dentata, Annuliconcha janus, Annuliconcha kitakamiensis, Annuliconcha placunensis, Annuliconcha volgensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of the Russian Federation (1 collection), United States (9: Texas)

• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (2: California)

• Carboniferous of United States (5: California, Missouri)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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