†Hokonuia limaeformis Trechmann 1917 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Buchiidae

Synonym: Nuggetia morganiana Wilckens 1927

Full reference: C. T. Trechmann. 1917. The Trias of New Zealand. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 73(3):165-246

Belongs to Hokonuia according to J. B. Waterhouse 1960

Sister taxon: Hokonuia rotundata

Type specimens:

  • Hokonuia limaeformis: Its type locality is Otamita Stream (Bed "C"), which is in a Carnian marine shale in New Zealand
  • Nuggetia morganiana:

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of New Caledonia (1 collection), New Zealand (8)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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