Leptochondria asiatica Kurushin 1998 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae

Full reference: N. I. Kurushin. 1998. New taxa of pelagic and benthic bivalves from the Triassic of northeastern Russia. News on Paleontology and Stratigraphy 1:123-131

Belongs to Leptochondria according to N. I. Kurushin 1998

Sister taxa: Leptochondria aeolicus, Leptochondria albertii, Leptochondria bittneri, Leptochondria curtocardinalis, Leptochondria dagestanica, Leptochondria fenghaiensis, Leptochondria hataii, Leptochondria illyrica, Leptochondria intermedia, Leptochondria jiaheensis, Leptochondria lichuanensis, Leptochondria minima, Leptochondria nuetzeli, Leptochondria occidanea, Leptochondria pervulgata, Leptochondria prosoclinus, Leptochondria pyriformis, Leptochondria separata, Leptochondria shoshonensis, Leptochondria simensis, Leptochondria viezzenensis, Leptochondria virgalensis, Leptochondria xijinwulanensis, Leptochondria zhenjiangensis, Orientopecten gujoensis, Pecten (Leptochondria) aeolicus

Type specimen: TsSGM 2003/1, a valve (Left valve). Its type locality is Ogon'or River, Outcrop 50, lower Lena River, which is in a Spathian marine siliciclastic in the Ystannakh Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of the Russian Federation (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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