Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Alternative combinations: Altaipecten fittoni, Aviculopecten fittoni, Deltopecten fittoni, Morrisipecten fittoni, Pecten fittoni
Full reference: J. Morris. 1845. Descriptions of fossils, Mollusca. Physical descriptions of New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land 270-290
Belongs to Undopecten according to J. B. Waterhouse 2001
See also Laseron 1910, Morris 1845, Muromtseva and Guskov 1984, Wass and Banks 1971 and Waterhouse 1982
Sister taxon: Morrisipecten keyserlingi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mount Wellington (Strzelecki coll), which is in an Artinskian marine siliciclastic in Australia
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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