Crenipecten (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Euchondriidae

Synonym: Leptolima Zhang 1977

Parent taxon: Euchondriidae according to T. Yang et al. 2016

See also Aberhan et al. 2004, Bouchet et al. 2010, Fang 1987, Fang et al. 2009, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Crenipectininae, Endocostapecten, Euchondria, Euchondrioides

Subtaxa: Crenipecten exilis Crenipecten hallanus Crenipecten hunanensis Crenipecten lianyuanensis Crenipecten qaganqulutensis Crenipecten soronensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic to Jurassic of United States (1: Alaska collection)

• Permian of China (17)

• Mississippian of United States (1: California)

• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 21 collections including 23 occurrences

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