Limipecten otterensis Easton 1962 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae

Full reference: W. H. Easton. 1962. Carboniferous formations and faunas of central Montana. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 348:1-126

Belongs to Limipecten according to W. H. Easton 1962

Sister taxa: Limipecten araneosus, Limipecten bandoi, Limipecten burnettensis, Limipecten flexiauricularis, Limipecten globulus, Limipecten grandicostatus, Limipecten greerensis, Limipecten hubeiensis, Limipecten koninckii, Limipecten lamellus, Limipecten latiformis, Limipecten morsei, Limipecten multistriatus, Limipecten pincombei, Limipecten texanus, Limipecten wewokanus

Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS "blue file" Loc13374, which is in a Serpukhovian lagoonal shale in the Otter Formation of Montana.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USGS "blue file" Loc. 13374

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