Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae
Full reference: H. F. Yin. 1983. Uppermost Permian (Changxingian) pectinacea from south China. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 88(3):337-386
Belongs to Leptochondria according to H. F. Yin 1983
Sister taxa: Leptochondria aeolicus, Leptochondria albertii, Leptochondria asiatica, Leptochondria bittneri, Leptochondria curtocardinalis, Leptochondria dagestanica, Leptochondria fenghaiensis, Leptochondria hataii, Leptochondria illyrica, Leptochondria jiaheensis, Leptochondria lichuanensis, Leptochondria minima, Leptochondria nuetzeli, Leptochondria occidanea, Leptochondria pervulgata, Leptochondria prosoclinus, Leptochondria pyriformis, Leptochondria separata, Leptochondria shoshonensis, Leptochondria simensis, Leptochondria viezzenensis, Leptochondria virgalensis, Leptochondria xijinwulanensis, Leptochondria zhenjiangensis, Orientopecten gujoensis, Pecten (Leptochondria) aeolicus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Naquan Section Gx-N 1, Fusui County, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate marl in the Heshan Formation of China
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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