Pterinopecten spio Walcott 1884 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1884. Paleontology of the Eureka district. United States Geological Survey Monograph 8(8):1-298

Belongs to Pterinopecten according to C. D. Walcott 1884

Sister taxa: Pterinopecten (Fascinewellipecten), Pterinopecten (Vertumnia), Pterinopecten dunelmensis, Pterinopecten hermes, Pterinopecten hoosacensis, Pterinopecten mundus, Pterinopecten vertumnus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USGS 14695-PC, Diamond Peak Fm, Nevada (Carboniferous of Nevada)

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