Euchondria levicula Newell 1938 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Euchondriidae

Full reference: N. D. Newell. 1938. Late Paleozoic pelecypods: Pectinacea. University of Kansas Publications, State Geological Survey of Kansas 10(1):1-123

Belongs to Euchondria according to V. A. Muromtseva and V. A. Guskov 1984

See also Kalashnikov et al. 1981 and Muromtseva 1981

Sister taxa: Euchondria aclines, Euchondria anshunensis, Euchondria bilstonensis, Euchondria businovensis, Euchondria callytharraensis, Euchondria cancellata, Euchondria clathratus, Euchondria cooperi, Euchondria flabelliformis, Euchondria fusuiensis, Euchondria hunanensis, Euchondria intercostatus, Euchondria jiaheensis, Euchondria jingxianensis, Euchondria kesenensis, Euchondria laurienti, Euchondria longtanensis, Euchondria losseni, Euchondria menardi, Euchondria mira, Euchondria neglecta, Euchondria ohioensis, Euchondria paucicostata, Euchondria pellucida, Euchondria sabattinii, Euchondria simplicata, Euchondria sinensis, Euchondria smithwickensis, Euchondria sortita, Euchondria subcancellata, Euchondria subpusilla, Euchondria taxiensis, Euchondria vera, Euchondria vorcutica, Euchondria wagneri, Euchondria weanensis

Type specimen: YPM 14478, a valve (Right valve)

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of the Russian Federation (2 collections)

• Virgilian of United States (2: Illinois, Maryland)

• Pennsylvanian of Mexico (2)

• Carboniferous of Mexico (2), United States (1: Maryland)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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