Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Full reference: P. A. Maxwell. 1992. Eocene Mollusca from the vicinity of McCulloch's Bridge, Waihao River, South Canterbury, New Zealand: Paleoecology and systematics. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 65:1-280
Belongs to Serripecten according to P. A. Maxwell 1992
Sister taxa: Serripecten aldingensis, Serripecten enfieldensis, Serripecten hutchinsoni, Serripecten semilaevis, Serripecten squamocostatus, Serripecten tiorioriensis, Serripecten venosus, Serripecten yahliensis
Type specimen: TM 6980, a shell. Its type locality is J40/f182 - Waimate [Waihao Greensand], which is in a Bortonian marine sandstone in the Waihao Greensand Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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