Paradoxipecten opisthoclinus Zhang 1981 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Full reference: Y. X. Zhang. 1981. Late Permian bivalves from Yuanjia of Jiahe, Hunan Province. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 20:260-265

Belongs to Paradoxipecten according to M. Wang 1993

See also Fang 1987 and Zhang 1981

Sister taxa: Paradoxipecten dalongensis, Paradoxipecten flabelliformis, Paradoxipecten jiaheensis, Paradoxipecten latisinus, Paradoxipecten longispinus, Paradoxipecten trigonalis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Yuanjia, Jiahe Region (Longtan Fm), which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Longtan Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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