Pseudomonotis (Trematiconcha) likharevi Newell and Boyd 1970 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae

Full reference: N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd. 1970. Oyster-like Permian Bivalvia. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 143(4):221-281

Belongs to Pseudomonotis (Trematiconcha) according to N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd 1970

Sister taxa: Pseudomonotis (Trematiconcha) carnarvonensis, Pseudomonotis (Trematiconcha) sparsicostata, Pseudomonotis (Trematiconcha) wandageensis

Type specimen: AMNH 28938, a valve (Left valve). Its type locality is AMNH2079, Artesia, which is in a Roadian carbonate limestone in the San Andres Formation of New Mexico.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (10: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming collections)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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