†Loxochlamys chiwanae McLearn 1941 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten chiwanae
Full reference: F. H. McLearn. 1941. Preliminary descriptions of some new Triassic pelecypods from the Peace River foothills, B. C. The Canadian Field-Naturalist 55(3):31-33
Belongs to Loxochlamys according to T. R. Waller and G. D. Stanley 2005
Sister taxa: Loxochlamys corallina, Loxochlamys sasuchan
Type specimen: Geological Survey Ottawa, No8786.
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Mahaffy Cliffs, Peace River (Triassic of British Columbia)
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