†Obliquipecten Hind 1903 (scallop)
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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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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