Euvola jamaicensis Waller 2011 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Synonym: Pecten (Pecten) barretti Wooding 1925 [replaced name]

Full reference: T. R. Waller. 2011. Neogene Paleontology of the Northern Dominican Republic. 24. Propeamussidae and Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea) of the Cibao Valley. Bulletins of American Paleontology (381)1-198

Belongs to Euvola according to T. R. Waller 2011

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

Type specimens:

  • Euvola jamaicensis: USNM 352776, a shell
  • Pecten (Pecten) barretti:

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Euvola jamaicensis in the database

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