Heteropecten girtyi Newell 1938 (scallop)

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

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