Aviculopecten
| Aviculopecten Temporal range: Early Devonian – Late Triassic | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Aviculopecten subcardiformis from the Logan Formation (Lower Carboniferous) of Wooster, Ohio (external mold). | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Pteriomorphia |
| Order: | Pterioida |
| Family: | Aviculopectinidae |
| Genus: | Aviculopecten M'Coy, 1851 |
Aviculopecten is an extinct genus of bivalve mollusc that lived from the Early Devonian to the Late Triassic in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.[1]
A fine fossil of the species Aviculopecten subcardiformis has been found in the 345 million year old Logan Formation of Wooster, Ohio. It is an external mould and the impression left by the valve is so clear that the fine ridges and even the growth lines are visible.[2]
References
- ↑ Aviculopecten in the Paleobiology database
- ↑ Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A sweet local scallop (Lower Carboniferous of Wooster) Wooster geologists. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
Further reading
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 98)
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/16/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.