†Marinopecten Termier et al. 1974 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Full reference: G. Termier, H. Termier, A.F. Lapparent and P. Marin. 1974. Monographie du Permo-Carbonifère de Wardak (Afghanistan Central). Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie de la Faculté des Sciences de Lyon, Hors Série 2:1-165
Parent taxon: Pseudomonotinae according to J. B. Waterhouse 2001
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Termier et al. 1974
Sister taxon: Pegmavalvula
Subtaxa: Marinopecten caparayensis
Type: Marinopecten caparayensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Caparay Ghar Section 1C, Bed 34, Wardak (Permian of Afghanistan)
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