†subfamily Limipectininae Newell and Boyd 1990 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae

Parent taxon: Limipectinidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011

Sister taxon: Acanthopectininae

Subtaxa: Limipecten

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Canada (1: Alberta collection), China (7), Japan (1), United States (8: Nevada, Utah, Wyoming)

• Namurian of Australia (5)

• Carboniferous of Antarctica (1), Australia (14), Germany (1), Ireland (1), Mexico (6), Peru (1), the United Kingdom (4), United States (14: Arkansas, California, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, West Virginia)

Total: 64 collections including 67 occurrences

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