†Fletcheripecten Waterhouse 1982 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1982. Permian Pectinacea and Limacea (Bivalvia) from New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 49:1-75
Parent taxon: Etheripectininae according to M. A. Pagani and S. M. Ferrari 2011
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Waterhouse 1986
Sister taxa: Etheripecten, Etheripectinini, Girtypecten, Neptunopecten
Subtaxa: Fletcheripecten heterosus Fletcheripecten laticostatus Fletcheripecten lyonsi
Type: Fletcheripecten heterosus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (2 collections), New Zealand (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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