ammonites
Paradoxipecten opisthoclinus Zhang 1981 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Full reference: Y. X. Zhang. 1981. Late Permian bivalves from Yuanjia of Jiahe, Hunan Province. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 20:260-265

Belongs to Paradoxipecten according to Z.J. Fang 1987

Sister taxa: Paradoxipecten dalongensis, Paradoxipecten flabelliformis, Paradoxipecten jiaheensis, Paradoxipecten latisinus, Paradoxipecten longispinus, Paradoxipecten trigonalis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Yuanjia, Jiahe Region (Longtan Fm), which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Longtan Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): valve length 15.8