†Oxytoma (Palmoxytoma) cygnipes Young and Bird 1822 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae
Alternative combinations: Avicula cygnipes, Monotis cygnipes, Oxytoma cygnipes, Palmoxytoma cygnipes, Pecten cygnipes
Belongs to Oxytoma (Palmoxytoma) according to G. Arp and S. Seppelt 2012
See also Aberhan 1998, Cox 1961 and Damborenea 2002
Sister taxa: Oxytoma (Palmoxytoma) longicostata, Oxytoma (Palmoxytoma) magnifica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Argentina (2 collections), Canada (17: Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Yukon), Chile (1), Germany (7), Greenland (1), Japan (1), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (8)
Total: 39 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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