Ornithopecten wissmanni Münster 1841 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Alternative combinations: Avicula wissmanni, Aviculopecten wissmanni, Halobia wissmanni

Full reference: G. Münster. 1841. Beiträge zur Geognosie und Petrefacten-Kunde des südöstlichen Tirols vorzüglich der Schichten von St. Cassian. II. Beschreibung und Abbildung der in den Kalkmergelschichten von St. Cassian gefunden Versteinerungen. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 4:25-152

Belongs to Ornithopecten according to L. R. Cox 1961

See also Bittner 1895 and Münster 1841

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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