Chlamys (Nodipecten) caloosaensis Dall 1898 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combination: Pecten (Nodipecten) caloosaensis

Belongs to Chlamys (Nodipecten) according to J. R DuBar 1958

Sister taxa: Nodipecten arnoldi, Nodipecten arthriticus, Nodipecten articulosus, Nodipecten atlanticola, Nodipecten colinensis, Nodipecten estrellanus, Nodipecten macloskeyi, Nodipecten magnificus, Nodipecten nodosus, Nodipecten subnodosus, Nodipecten veatchii, Nodipecten veracruzensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Unit F, Shell Creek [Bermont Fm] (Quaternary of Florida)

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