Serripecten aldingensis Tate 1886 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Chlamys aldingensis, Pecten aldingensis

Full reference: R. Tate. 1886. The lamellibranchs of the Older Tertiary of Australia (part 1). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 8:96-158

Belongs to Serripecten according to A. G. Beu and T.A. Darragh 2001

See also Darragh 1970 and Tate 1886

Sister taxa: Serripecten enfieldensis, Serripecten hutchinsoni, Serripecten marwicki, Serripecten semilaevis, Serripecten squamocostatus, Serripecten tiorioriensis, Serripecten venosus, Serripecten yahliensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Australia (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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