Weyla alata von Buch 1838 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheoidae

Belongs to Weyla according to A. Scholz et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Weyla (Lywea), Weyla (Pseudovola), Weyla (Tosapecten), Weyla (Weyla), Weyla bodenbenderi, Weyla cardioides, Weyla cardiomorphus, Weyla commutatus, Weyla compressus, Weyla cuneata, Weyla curvicosta, Weyla dilatatus, Weyla domeykoi, Weyla dufrenoyi, Weyla excavatus, Weyla goliath, Weyla harneckeri, Weyla kachhensis, Weyla lycorrhynchus, Weyla martinezi, Weyla ntlakapamuxanus, Weyla oxyrrhynchus, Weyla paragogus, Weyla pradoanus, Weyla recticostata, Weyla rollieri, Weyla simplex, Weyla sinuata, Weyla stolpi, Weyla subcarinatus, Weyla titan

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Argentina (14 collections), Canada (2: British Columbia), Chile (147), Mexico (10), United States (2: Nevada)

• Triassic to Jurassic of Chile (1)

Total: 176 collections each including a single occurrence

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