Bivalvia - Pectinida - Euchondriidae
Alternative combination: Aviculopecten pellucidus
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 Euchondria according to R. D. Hoare 1961
See also Meek and Worthen 1860, Meek and Worthen 1866 and Newell 1938
Sister taxa: Euchondria aclines, Euchondria anshunensis, Euchondria bilstonensis, Euchondria businovensis, Euchondria callytharraensis, Euchondria cancellata, Euchondria clathratus, Euchondria cooperi, Euchondria flabelliformis, Euchondria fusuiensis, Euchondria hunanensis, Euchondria intercostatus, Euchondria jiaheensis, Euchondria jingxianensis, Euchondria kesenensis, Euchondria laurienti, Euchondria levicula, Euchondria longtanensis, Euchondria losseni, Euchondria menardi, Euchondria mira, Euchondria neglecta, Euchondria ohioensis, Euchondria paucicostata, Euchondria sabattinii, Euchondria simplicata, Euchondria sinensis, Euchondria smithwickensis, Euchondria sortita, Euchondria subcancellata, Euchondria subpusilla, Euchondria taxiensis, Euchondria vera, Euchondria vorcutica, Euchondria wagneri, Euchondria weanensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (4: Kansas, Missouri, Ohio collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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