Palliolum guersi Wienrich 1999 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Full reference: G. Wienrich. 1999. Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Band 2 Bivalvia, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda, Bryozoa, Annelida, Brachiopoda. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden 2:188-384

Belongs to Palliolum according to G. Wienrich 1999

Sister taxa: Palliolum (Lissochlamis), Palliolum (Parvochlamys), Palliolum cibaoense, Palliolum gerardi, Palliolum mellevillei, Palliolum tigrinum

Type specimen: Its type locality is Bore Kevelaer, depth 85m, which is in a Miocene/Miocene marine sandstone in Germany

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Bore Kevelaer, depth 85m

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