†Saturnopecten Astafieva 2001 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Chaenocardiidae
Synonym: Saturnella Astafieva 1994 [replaced name]
Full reference: M. M. Astafieva. 2001. New names for genera of late Paleozoic bivalves. Paleontological Journal 35(5):557
Parent taxon: Chaenocardiidae according to M. M. Astafieva 2001
See also Astafieva 1994 and Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxon: Chaenocardia
Subtaxa: Saturnopecten aenigmata
Type: Saturnella aenigmata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Khubsugul Aymak (Permian of Mongolia)
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