†Confusionella loczyi Bittner 1901 (pearl oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Alternative combination: Pecten loczyi
Synonyms: Aviculopecten disjunctus Girty 1927, Pecten (Chlamys) kryshtofowichi Kiparisova 1938, Pecten sojalis Wittenburg 1908
Belongs to Confusionella according to R. Hofmann and M. Hautmann 2013
See also Girty 1927 and Ogilvie Gordon 1927
Sister taxon: Confusionella laczkoi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Italy (3 collections), Japan (3), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), United States (19: Nevada, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
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