Hayasakapecten reticularis Hayasaka 1925 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Alternative combination: Aviculopecten reticularis

Full reference: I. Hayasaka. 1925. On some Paleozoic molluscs of Japan. 1. Lamellibranchiata and Scaphopoda. Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University. 2nd series, Geology 8(2):1-29

Belongs to Hayasakapecten according to K. Nakazawa and N.D. Newell 1968

See also Hayasaka 1925

Sister taxa: Hayasakapecten minoensis, Hayasakapecten reticulatus, Hayasakapecten sasakii, Hayasakapecten shimizui

Type specimen: Its type locality is Kinshozan, Upper Dairi zone, Akasaka, Gifu Prefecture, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Akasaka Formation of Japan

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Kinshozan, Upper Dairi zone, Akasaka, Gifu Prefecture

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