Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Full reference: R. G. S. Hudson and R. P. S. Jefferies. 1961. Upper Triassic brachiopods and lamellibranchs from the Oman Peninsula, Arabia. Palaeontology 4(1):1-41
Belongs to Indopecten according to R. G. S. Hudson and R. P. S. Jefferies 1961
Sister taxa: Indopecten clignetti, Indopecten glaber, Indopecten himalayensis, Indopecten serraticosta, Indopecten uninodosus, Indopecten variecostatus
Type specimen: BMNH LL309. Its type locality is Wadi Milaha, Jebel Hagab (Dicerocardium Limestone), which is in a Norian carbonate wackestone in the Asfal Formation of the United Arab Emirates.
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of the United Arab Emirates (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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