Bivalvia - Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Alternative combinations: Aviculopecten montpelierensis, Streblochondria montpelierensis
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1910. The fauna of the Phosphate beds of the Park City Formation. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 436:1-82
Belongs to Streblopteria according to S. A. Quiroz-Barroso et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Streblopteria alenae, Streblopteria antinorii, Streblopteria auriculatum, Streblopteria bella, Streblopteria biornata, Streblopteria cellensis, Streblopteria eichwaldi, Streblopteria elliptica, Streblopteria englehardti, Streblopteria girtyi, Streblopteria gracilicosta, Streblopteria hajierensis, Streblopteria homevalensis, Streblopteria krasnoufimskensis, Streblopteria kusnezovi, Streblopteria laevigata, Streblopteria lagunensis, Streblopteria levis, Streblopteria magnini, Streblopteria minauris, Streblopteria minuta, Streblopteria mortonii, Streblopteria oklahomensis, Streblopteria parenensis, Streblopteria pusilla, Streblopteria radiata, Streblopteria rotunda, Streblopteria siniilis, Streblopteria subrotunda, Rutotia thyrrena
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 3511, Cap Rock Mine, Montpelier Canyon, Bear Lake County, which is in a Roadian carbonate limestone in the Phosphoria Formation of Idaho
Ecology: nektobenthic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Mexico (2 collections), United States (58: Alaska, Idaho, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 60 collections including 61 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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