Newaagia obliquus Münster 1841 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Terquemiidae

Alternative combinations: Hinnites obliquus, Philippiella obliquus, Spondylus obliquus, Terquemia obliqua

Synonyms: Plicatula schlotheimii Klipstein 1843, Spondylus latus Klipstein 1843, Spondylus schlotheimii Klipstein 1843, Spondylus substriatus Münster 1841, Terquemia lata Klipstein 1843

Full reference: G. Münster. 1841. Beiträge zur Geognosie und Petrefacten-Kunde des südöstlichen Tirols vorzüglich der Schichten von St. Cassian. II. Beschreibung und Abbildung der in den Kalkmergelschichten von St. Cassian gefunden Versteinerungen. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 4:25-152

Belongs to Newaagia according to Hertlein 1952

See also Bittner 1895, Broili 1904, Laube 1865 and Münster 1841

Sister taxa: Newaagia (Latinewaagia), Newaagia lanonglaensis, Newaagia stocklini, Philippiella noetlingi

Type specimens:

  • Newaagia obliquus: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
  • Spondylus latus:
  • Spondylus schlotheimii:
  • Spondylus substriatus: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Australia (1 collection), Denmark (3), France (3), Germany (1), the Netherlands (1), Oman (1), Saudi Arabia (1), the United Kingdom (2)

• Triassic of Italy (2)

Total: 15 collections including 18 occurrences

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