Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Full reference: N. D. Newell. 1938. Late Paleozoic pelecypods: Pectinacea. University of Kansas Publications, State Geological Survey of Kansas 10(1):1-123
Parent taxon: Aviculopectinidae according to J. M. Dickins 1999
See also Carter et al. 1998, Newell 1938 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amphijanira, Antijanirini, Aviculopecten, Aviculopectininae, Chaenocardiinae, Echiniferipectininae, Euchondriinae, Eumorphotis, Globodiscini, Hayasakapectininae, Imoella, Neopecten, Ornithopecten, Paradoxipecten, Primahinnites, Qinghaipecten, Spyridopectininae, Undopectininae
Subtaxa: Clavicosta dashizhaiensis Clavicosta echinata Clavicosta rugatula Clavicosta wuchangensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (2 collections), Nepal (6), United States (9: California, Kansas)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (1: California)
• Carboniferous of United States (7: California, Kansas, New Mexico)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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