Pleuronectes vulsus Stinton 1957 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Full reference: F. C. Stinton. 1957. Fish otoliths from the Tertiary strata of Victoria, Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 70:81-93

Belongs to Pleuronectes according to F. C. Stinton 1957

Sister taxa: Amusium (Pseudamussium), Amusium aguaclarensis, Amusium balloti, Amusium bocasense, Amusium darwinianum, Amusium filosum, Amusium hulshofi, Amusium lucens, Amusium mimyum, Amusium mortoni, Amusium orientale, Amusium papyraceum, Amusium paris, Amusium pleuronectes, Amusium sol, Amusium toulae, Amussium alazanum, Amussium destefanii, Amussium lompocensis, Amussium squamulum, Amussium subcorneum, Pecten (Amusium) condoni, Pecten (Amusium) lyonii, Pecten (Amussium) donaiensis, Pleuronectes elongatus

Type specimen: NMV P 17413, an otolith. Its type locality is Balcombe Bay, Langhian, which is in a Langhian marine marl in Australia.

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Balcombe Bay, Langhian

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