†Pleuronectites laevigatus Schlotheim 1820 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten laevigatus
Belongs to Pleuronectites according to Schlotheim 1820
See also Philippi 1898
Sister taxa: Pleuronectites balatonicus, Pleuronectites difformis, Pleuronectites hirabarensis, Pleuronectites meeki, Pleuronectites newelli
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (7 collections), Germany (10), Hungary (2), Japan (1), Spain (1)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
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