Guizhoupecten acanthus Zhou 1977 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Streblochondriidae

Full reference: A. Zhou. 1977. Guizhoupecten acanthus name. Palaeontological Atlas of South-Central China 2:515

Belongs to Guizhoupecten according to A. Zhou 1977

Sister taxa: Aviculopecten guadalupensis, Guizhoupecten cheni, Guizhoupecten filae, Guizhoupecten maynci, Guizhoupecten miyamoriensis, Guizhoupecten multistriatus, Guizhoupecten regularis, Guizhoupecten tubicostata, Guizhoupecten wangi, Guizhoupecten xiaosanjiarensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Tiedingpo, Huaihua County, which is in a Kungurian/Changhsingian marine horizon in China

Ecology: nektobenthic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Tiedingpo, Huaihua County

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