Bivalvia - Pectinida - Deltopectinidae
Full reference: J. M. Dickins. 1963. Permian pelecypods and gastropods from western Australia. Bulletin of the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics 63:1-203
Belongs to Deltopecten according to J. M. Dickins 1963
Sister taxa: Deltopecten barchatovae, Deltopecten caneyanus, Deltopecten harringtoni, Deltopecten illawarrensis, Deltopecten keaseyorum, Deltopecten kieli, Deltopecten limaeformis, Deltopecten longeare, Deltopecten lyonsensis, Deltopecten mitchelli, Deltopecten rienitzi, Deltopecten tahlequahensis, Deltopecten waageni
Type specimen: CPC 3918, a valve (Right valve). Its type locality is BMR F2353, Lyons River Homestead, Gascoyne River, which is in a Sakmarian coastal siliciclastic in the Callytharra Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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