†Hinnites scepsidicus Bittner 1891 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Full reference: A. Bittner. 1891. Triaspetrefakten von Balia in Kleinasien. Jahrbuch der Kaiserlich-Königlichen, Geologischen Reichsanstalt 41:97-116
Belongs to Hinnites according to A. Bittner 1891
Sister taxa: Hinnites (Pleuronectites), Hinnites benedicti, Hinnites cortesyi, Hinnites crispus, Hinnites denticostatus, Hinnites ercolanianus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Balia (Spirigera beds), which is in a Triassic marine sandstone in Turkey
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Balia (Spirigera beds)
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