†Pecten (Amussiopecten) placenta Fuchs 1879 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten placenta
Belongs to Pecten (Amussiopecten) according to E. Vredenburg 1928
Sister taxa: Amussiopecten akiyamae, Amussiopecten iitomiensis, Amussiopecten planicostulatum, Amussiopecten praesignis, Amussiopecten singkirensis, Amussiopecten vanvlecki, Pecten (Amussiopecten) labadyei
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Gaj beds - North of Naliya, Kachh (Miocene of Pakistan)
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