Buchia erringtoni orbicularis Hyatt 1894 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Buchiidae

Alternative combination: Aucella orbicularis

Synonym: Aucella aviculaeformis acuta Hyatt 1894

Full reference: A. Hyatt. 1894. Trias and Jura in the western states. Geological Society America Bulletin 5(1):395-434

Belongs to Buchia erringtoni according to C. H. Crickmay 1933

See also Hyatt 1894

Sister taxa: Aucella erringtoni linguformis, Buchia erringtoni aviculaeformis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Fossilniveau 8 (Jurassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

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