Ornithopecten bosniae Bittner 1902 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Alternative combination: Aviculopecten bosniae

Full reference: A. Bittner. 1902. Brachiopoden und Lamellibranchiaten aus der Trias von Bosnien, Dalmatien, und Venetien [Brachiopods and bivalves of the Triassic of Bosnia, Dalmatia and Veneto]. Jahrbuch der Kaiserlich Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt, Wien 52(3-4):495-646

Belongs to Ornithopecten according to L. R. Cox 1961

See also Bittner 1902

Sister taxa: Ornithopecten beneckei, Ornithopecten elegantulus, Ornithopecten esinensis, Ornithopecten interruptus, Ornithopecten katzeri, Ornithopecten magnauritus, Ornithopecten temirbabensis, Ornithopecten triadicus, Ornithopecten wissmanni

Type specimen: Its type locality is Grk, Čevljanovići Manganese Mine, which is in a Triassic carbonate limestone in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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