Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Alternative combination: Aviculopecten interruptus
Full reference: A. Bittner. 1902. Brachiopoden und Lamellibranchiaten aus der Trias von Bosnien, Dalmatien, und Venetien [Brachiopods and bivalves of the Triassic of Bosnia, Dalmatia and Veneto]. Jahrbuch der Kaiserlich Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt, Wien 52(3-4):495-646
Belongs to Ornithopecten according to E. Friesenbichler et al. 2019
See also Bittner 1902
Sister taxa: Ornithopecten beneckei, Ornithopecten bosniae, Ornithopecten elegantulus, Ornithopecten esinensis, Ornithopecten katzeri, Ornithopecten magnauritus, Ornithopecten temirbabensis, Ornithopecten triadicus, Ornithopecten wissmanni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Grk, Čevljanovići Manganese Mine, which is in a Triassic carbonate limestone in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 collections), Romania (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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