Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
Alternative combination: Aviculopecten girtyi
Full reference: N. D. Newell. 1938. Late Paleozoic pelecypods: Pectinacea. University of Kansas Publications, State Geological Survey of Kansas 10(1):1-123
Belongs to Heteropecten according to A. S. Biakov 2023
See also Ciriacks 1963, Newell 1938 and Zhang 1977
Sister taxa: Heteropecten deplanata, Heteropecten exemplarius, Heteropecten gryphus, Heteropecten multiscalptus, Heteropecten paranaensis, Heteropecten vanvleeti, Corrugopecten altoprimus, Corrugopecten multicostatus, Corrugopecten regulocostus
Type specimen: Texas Univ 12310. Its type locality is Hess Ranch (1.5 miles N55W), which is in a Roadian marine limestone/sandstone in the Word Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (2 collections), the Russian Federation (2), United States (6: Arizona, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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