Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Alternative combination: Aviculopecten triadicus
Full reference: W. Salomon. 1895. Geologische und palaeontologische Studien uber die Marmolata. Palaeontographica 42:1-210
Belongs to Ornithopecten according to L. R. Cox 1961
See also Salomon 1895
Sister taxa: Ornithopecten beneckei, Ornithopecten bosniae, Ornithopecten elegantulus, Ornithopecten esinensis, Ornithopecten interruptus, Ornithopecten katzeri, Ornithopecten magnauritus, Ornithopecten temirbabensis, Ornithopecten wissmanni
Type specimen: Its type locality is North side of the Marmolata / Passo di Fedaia, which is in a Triassic marine horizon in the Marmolata Formation of Italy
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Italy (1 collection), Slovakia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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