Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae
Full reference: R. J. Zhang. 1977. Bivalvia. Palaeontological Atlas of South-Central China 2:471-533
Belongs to Hunanopecten according to Z.J. Fang 1987
See also Li et al. 1982, Yin 1983 and Zhang 1977
Sister taxa: Hunanopecten declivis, Hunanopecten longauriculus, Hunanopecten opisthoclinus, Hunanopecten ovalis, Hunanopecten qujiangensis
Type specimen: IV55312, a shell (Butterflied articulated external mold). Its type locality is Duanpoqiao, Shaodong County, which is in a Changhsingian deep-water mudstone in the Dalong Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (45 collections)
Total: 45 collections each including a single occurrence
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