ammonites
Leptochondria asiatica Kurushin 1998 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae

Full reference: N. I. Kurushin. 1998. New taxa of pelagic and benthic bivalves from the Triassic of northeastern Russia. News on Paleontology and Stratigraphy 1:123-131

Belongs to Leptochondria according to N. I. Kurushin 1998

Sister taxa: Leptochondria albertii, Leptochondria curtocardinalis, Leptochondria hataii, Leptochondria illyrica, Leptochondria intermedia, Leptochondria jiaheensis, Leptochondria lichuanensis, Leptochondria minima, Leptochondria nuetzeli, Leptochondria occidaneus, Leptochondria pyriformis, Leptochondria viezzenensis, Leptochondria virgalensis, Leptochondria xijinwulanensis, Leptochondria zhenjiangensis

Type specimen: TsSGM 2003/1, a valve (Left valve). Its type locality is Ogon'or River, Outcrop 50, lower Lena River, which is in a Spathian marine siliciclastic in the Ystannakh Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): valve length 20.9