Dimya westonensis Maxwell 1978 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae

Full reference: P. A. Maxwell. 1978. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on some New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca, with descriptions of new taxa. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 5(1):15-46

Belongs to Dimya according to P. A. Maxwell 1978

Sister taxa: Dimya acuminata, Dimya adaia, Dimya argentea, Dimya californiana, Dimya phaidra, Dimya rufaripa, Dimya sigillata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cormacks, which is in a Runangan coastal diatomite in the Oamaru Diatomite Formation of New Zealand

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Cormacks

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