Hunanopecten declivis Zhang 1981 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae

Full reference: Y. X. Zhang. 1981. Late Permian bivalves from Yuanjia of Jiahe, Hunan Province. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 20:260-265

Belongs to Hunanopecten according to Y. X. Zhang 1981

Sister taxa: Hunanopecten exilis, Hunanopecten longauriculus, Hunanopecten opisthoclinus, Hunanopecten ovalis, Hunanopecten qujiangensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Yuanjia, Jiahe Region (Longtan Fm), which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Longtan Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Yuanjia, Jiahe Region (Longtan Fm)

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