Eurydesma hobartense Johnston 1887 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Eurydesmatidae

Alternative combinations: Eurydesma hobartensis, Pachydomus hobartensis

Full reference: R. M. Johnston. 1887. Contribution to the palaeontology of the upper Palaeozoic rocks of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania for 1886 4-18

Belongs to Eurydesma according to M. J. Clarke 1992

See also Dun 1913, Etheridge and Dun 1910, Harrington 1955, Johnston 1887, Runnegar 1970 and Sahni and Dutt 1959

Sister taxa: Eurydesma alisulcatum, Eurydesma altum, Eurydesma amygdalinum, Eurydesma austini, Eurydesma burnettensis, Eurydesma compressa, Eurydesma cordatum, Eurydesma inflatum, Eurydesma manendragarhensis, Eurydesma mytiloides, Eurydesma pertenue, Eurydesma perversum, Eurydesma playfordi, Eurydesma punjabicum, Eurydesma subdepressa, Eurydesma subobliquum, Eurydesma subovatum, Eurydesma subtriangularis, Eurydesma sulcatum

Subtaxa: Eurydesma hobartense konincki Eurydesma hobartense rotundatum

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Argentina (2 collections), Australia (45), India (1), Pakistan (1)

Total: 49 collections including 56 occurrences

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