Paradoxipecten latisinus Yin 1983 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Full reference: H. F. Yin. 1983. Uppermost Permian (Changxingian) pectinacea from south China. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 88(3):337-386

Belongs to Paradoxipecten according to H. F. Yin 1983

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Yanshi Section F-Y 19, Longyan County, which is in a Changhsingian marine siliciclastic in the Dalong Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Yanshi Section F-Y 19, Longyan County

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