Bivalvia - Pectinida - Deltopectinidae
Full reference: A. C. Rocha-Campos and R. G. de Carvalho. 1975. Two new bivalves from the Permian "Eurydesma Fauna" of eastern Argentina. Boletim IG Instituto de Geosciências, USP 6:185-191
Belongs to Deltopecten according to M. A. Pagani 2000
See also Rocha-Campos and de Carvalho 1975
Sister taxa: Deltopecten barchatovae, Deltopecten caneyanus, Deltopecten illawarrensis, Deltopecten keaseyorum, Deltopecten kieli, Deltopecten limaeformis, Deltopecten longeare, Deltopecten lyonsensis, Deltopecten mitchelli, Deltopecten rienitzi, Deltopecten tahlequahensis, Deltopecten waageni, Deltopecten waterfordi
Type specimen: UBA 5872. Its type locality is Arroyo Piedra Azul, Bed BM6, Sierra Pillahuinco, which is in a Sakmarian marine shale in the Bonete Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Arroyo Piedra Azul, Bed BM6, Sierra Pillahuinco
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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