Obliquipecten Hind 1903 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Parent taxon: Chaenocardiinae according to J. B. Waterhouse 2001

See also Newell and Boyd 1995, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Obliquipecten granti Obliquipecten laevis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (1 collection), Mexico (1), United States (22: Texas, Wyoming)

• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (4)

Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence

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