Syncyclonema cretacea Nyst 1843 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae

Alternative combinations: Pecten (Syncyclonema) cretaceus, Pecten cretaceus

Belongs to Syncyclonema according to A. Dhondt 1971

Sister taxa: Syncyclonema gamsensis, Syncyclonema gibsonia, Syncyclonema greppini, Syncyclonema haeggi, Syncyclonema hagenowi, Syncyclonema haggi, Syncyclonema haldonensis, Syncyclonema kingi, Syncyclonema latum, Syncyclonema nilsoni, Syncyclonema operculiformis, Syncyclonema semiplicata

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Syncyclonema cretacea in the database

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