Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
Alternative combination: Aviculopecten phosphaticus
Synonyms: Aviculopecten kolymaensis Maslennikow 1959, Aviculopecten volucer Lutkevitch and Lobanova 1960
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 Vnigripecten according to N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd 1995
See also Ciriacks 1963, Muromtseva 1981, Muromtseva and Guskov 1984 and Newell 1938
Sister taxon: Vnigripecten subphosphaticus
Type specimens:
- Vnigripecten phosphaticus: USNM 1737, a valve (left valve). Its type locality is USGS 988c, Coal Canyon bed 9, which is in a Roadian offshore ramp limestone in the Phosphoria Formation of Wyoming.
- Aviculopecten kolymaensis:
- Aviculopecten volucer:
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Leonard of United States (1: Utah collection)
• Permian of the Russian Federation (17), United States (5: Idaho, Wyoming)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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