Crenipecten hunanensis Zhang 1977 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Euchondriidae

Alternative combination: Leptolima hunanensis

Full reference: R. J. Zhang. 1977. Bivalvia. Palaeontological Atlas of South-Central China 2:471-533

Belongs to Crenipecten according to Z. J. Fang et al. 2009

See also Zhang 1977

Sister taxa: Crenipecten exilis, Crenipecten hallanus, Crenipecten lianyuanensis, Crenipecten qaganqulutensis, Crenipecten soronensis

Type specimen: IV55311, a valve (Left valve). Its type locality is Shamuchong, Linwu County, which is in a Changhsingian deep-water siliciclastic in the Dalong Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Shamuchong, Linwu County

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