Acanthopecten gaoanensis Li and Ding 1982 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae

Full reference: J. H. Li and B. L. Ding. 1982. Taxonomic names: Lamellibranchiata. Palaeontological Atlas of East China 2:307-323

Belongs to Acanthopecten according to J. H. Li and B. L. Ding 1982

Sister taxa: Acanthopecten anshunensis, Acanthopecten bellosum, Acanthopecten carboniferous, Acanthopecten carboniferus, Acanthopecten coloradoensis, Acanthopecten delawarensis, Acanthopecten equicostatus, Acanthopecten giganteus, Acanthopecten jaguelensis, Acanthopecten josephinae, Acanthopecten licharewi, Acanthopecten meeki, Acanthopecten onukii, Acanthopecten shenshuensis, Acanthopecten spinosus, Acanthopecten subgiganteus, Acanthopecten xizangensis, Acanthopecten ziphocostatus

Type specimen: Nanjing Inst Geol Min Res HI-2558, a valve (Left valve). Its type locality is Dongshengling, Fengcheng County, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal siliciclastic in the Loping Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Dongshengling, Fengcheng County

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