†Fransonia wyomingensis Newell and Boyd 1995 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae
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 Fransonia according to N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd 1995
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH 44036, a valve (Left valve). Its type locality is USNM703c, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian slope limestone in the Road Canyon Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (5: Texas, Wyoming collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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