†Striochondria auriocosta Waterhouse 1982 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Alternative combination: Streblochondria auriocosta
Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1982. Permian Pectinacea and Limacea (Bivalvia) from New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 49:1-75
Belongs to Striochondria according to S. M. Parfrey 1988
See also Waterhouse 1987
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NZGS TM3394. Its type locality is GS6323, east tributary of Letham Burn (D44/f9672), which is in a Roadian marine horizon in the Letham Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: nektobenthic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (6 collections), New Zealand (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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