†Pterinopectinella spinifera Newell and Boyd 1995 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Full reference: N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd. 1995. Pectinoid bivalves of the Permian-Triassic crisis. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 227:1-95
Belongs to Pterinopectinella according to N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd 1995
Sister taxon: Pterinopectinella welleri
Type specimen: USNM 388876, a shell (Articulated shell)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (12: Texas collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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