Euvola keepi Arnold 1906 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Pecten (Euvola) keepi, Pecten keepi

Belongs to Euvola according to C. L. Powell 2008

See also Hanna 1926, Moore 1984 and Woodring 1982

Sister taxa: Euvola bella, Euvola bowdenensis, Euvola codercola, Euvola gurabensis, Euvola jamaicensis, Euvola raveneli, Euvola smithi, Euvola soror, Euvola urumaconis, Euvola vogdesi, Euvola ziczac

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Mexico (5 collections), United States (13: California)

• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: California)

• Miocene of Haiti (2), Mexico (1)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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