Cyrtorostra fraterna Reed 1944 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Deltopectinidae

Alternative combination: Blanfordinia fraterna

Full reference: F. R. C. Reed. 1944. Brachiopoda and Mollusca from the Productus limestones of the Salt Range. Palaeontogica Indica, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, New Series 23(2):1-596

Belongs to Cyrtorostra according to M. E. Clapham 2015

See also Reed 1944

Sister taxa: Cyrtorostra atavum, Cyrtorostra cardiiformis, Cyrtorostra caucasica, Cyrtorostra jisuensis, Cyrtorostra laticostata, Cyrtorostra limitans, Cyrtorostra lunwalensis, Cyrtorostra nana, Cyrtorostra obeliscus, Cyrtorostra omanensis, Cyrtorostra primorica, Cyrtorostra subexotica, Cyrtorostra trifurcata, Cyrtorostra varicostata

Type specimen: GSI 17200, a valve (right valve)

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Pakistan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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