Mizuhopecten kimurai Yokoyama 1925 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combination: Pecten kimurai

Synonym: Pecten (Patinopecten) kimurai Nomura and Hatai 1937

Belongs to Mizuhopecten according to S. Uozumi 1966

See also Ogasawara et al. 1985

Sister taxa: Mizuhopecten kitamiensis, Mizuhopecten matumoriensis, Mizuhopecten nakatombetsuensis, Mizuhopecten paraplebejus, Mizuhopecten warreni, Mizuhopecten yessoensis, Patinopecten (Mizuhopecten) skonunensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Japan (11 collections)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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