Amussiopecten praesignis Yokoyama 1922 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten praesignis
Belongs to Amussiopecten according to A. M. Keen 1971
See also Akiyama 1957 and Ogasawara 2001
Sister taxa: Amussiopecten akiyamae, Amussiopecten iitomiensis, Amussiopecten planicostulatum, Amussiopecten singkirensis, Amussiopecten vanvlecki, Pecten (Amussiopecten) labadyei, Pecten (Amussiopecten) placenta
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Japan (5)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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