†Chaenocardia Meek 1869 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Chaenocardiidae
Parent taxon: Chaenocardiidae according to N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd 1995
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxon: Saturnopecten
Subtaxa: Chaenocardia carbonifera
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (1: New Mexico collection)
• Carboniferous of Spain (2), United States (2: New Mexico, Oklahoma)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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