†Fletcheripecten heterosus Waterhouse 1982 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1982. Permian Pectinacea and Limacea (Bivalvia) from New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 49:1-75
Belongs to Fletcheripecten according to J. B. Waterhouse 1982
Sister taxa: Fletcheripecten laticostatus, Fletcheripecten lyonsi
Type specimen: NZGS TM5208. Its type locality is GS3616, Productus Creek, Letham Burn (D44/f9478), which is in a Wordian marine horizon in the Mangarewa Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at GS3616, Productus Creek, Letham Burn (D44/f9478)
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