Bivalvia - Pectinida - Deltopectinidae
Synonyms: Aviculopecten alatus Branson 1930, Aviculopecten alternatus Branson 1930
Belongs to Cyrtorostra according to S. A. Quiroz-Barroso et al. 2012
See also Ciriacks 1963, Newell and Boyd 1995 and Waterhouse 1987
Sister taxa: Cyrtorostra atavum, Cyrtorostra cardiiformis, Cyrtorostra caucasica, Cyrtorostra fraterna, Cyrtorostra jisuensis, Cyrtorostra laticostata, Cyrtorostra limitans, Cyrtorostra lunwalensis, Cyrtorostra nana, Cyrtorostra obeliscus, Cyrtorostra omanensis, Cyrtorostra primorica, Cyrtorostra subexotica, Cyrtorostra trifurcata
Type specimens:
- Cyrtorostra varicostata: Its type locality is Bull Lake (Ervay Mb), Cedar Ridge, Fremont County, which is in a Lopingian carbonate limestone in the Park City Formation of Wyoming
- Aviculopecten alatus:
- Aviculopecten alternatus:
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Mexico (1 collection), United States (61: Idaho, Montana, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 62 collections including 65 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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