Limipecten hubeiensis Zhang 1977 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae

Full reference: R. J. Zhang. 1977. Bivalvia. Palaeontological Atlas of South-Central China 2:471-533

Belongs to Limipecten according to R. J. Zhang 1977

Sister taxa: Limipecten araneosus, Limipecten bandoi, Limipecten burnettensis, Limipecten flexiauricularis, Limipecten globulus, Limipecten grandicostatus, Limipecten greerensis, Limipecten koninckii, Limipecten lamellus, Limipecten latiformis, Limipecten morsei, Limipecten multistriatus, Limipecten otterensis, Limipecten pincombei, Limipecten texanus, Limipecten wewokanus

Type specimen: IV55206, a valve. Its type locality is Chuanjihe, Upper Permian, Laifeng County, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian marine horizon in China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Chuanjihe, Upper Permian, Laifeng County

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