Limipecten latiformis Shimer 1926 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae

Alternative combination: Deltopecten latiformis

Belongs to Limipecten according to N. D. Newell 1938

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Lake Minnewanka (Locality 14, Section 1), which is in a Cisuralian marine sandstone in Canada

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Lake Minnewanka (Locality 14, Section 1)

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