†Chesapecten patagonensis d'Orbigny 1842 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Chlamys patagonensis, Myochlamys patagonensis, Pecten patagonensis
Synonym: Chesapecten crassus del Rio 1992
Belongs to Chesapecten according to M. Griffin and S. N. Nielsen 2008
See also del Rio 1992
Sister taxa: Chesapecten (Chesapecten), Chesapecten (Christinapecten), Chesapecten coccymelus, Chesapecten jeffersonius, Chesapecten madisonius, Chesapecten middlesexensis, Chesapecten santamaria, Chesapecten sayanus, Chesapecten skiptonensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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