Zygochlamys actinodes Sowerby 1846 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Chlamys actinodes, Pecten actinodes

Belongs to Zygochlamys according to M. Griffin and S. N. Nielsen 2008

See also del Rio 1992

Sister taxa: Chlamys (Zygochlamys) jorgensis, Zygochlamys geminata, Zygochlamys jorgensis, Zygochlamys patagonica

Type specimen: NHM-L27960, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (18 collections)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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