Bivalvia - Pectinida - Deltopectinidae
Alternative combinations: Aviculopecten squamuliferus, Deltopecten squamuliferus, Pecten squamuliferus
Full reference: J. Morris. 1845. Descriptions of fossils, Mollusca. Physical descriptions of New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land 270-290
Belongs to Squamuliferipecten according to J. B. Waterhouse 1987
See also Begg and Ballard 1991, Dana 1849, M'Coy 1847, Maxwell 1964, Morris 1845, Sahni and Dutt 1959 and Wass and Banks 1971
Sister taxa: Squamuliferipecten angulata, Squamuliferipecten extensus, Squamuliferipecten latispatia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (7 collections), India (1), New Zealand (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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