†Chesapecten santamaria Tucker 1934 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Chesapecten (Chesapecten) santamaria, Chlamys (Lyropecten) santamaria
Belongs to Chesapecten according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Ward 1992 and Ward and Blackwelder 1975
Sister taxa: Chesapecten (Chesapecten), Chesapecten (Christinapecten), Chesapecten coccymelus, Chesapecten jeffersonius, Chesapecten madisonius, Chesapecten middlesexensis, Chesapecten patagonensis, Chesapecten sayanus, Chesapecten skiptonensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (9: Maryland, Virginia collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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