Hinnites cortesyi Defrance 1821 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Belongs to Hinnites according to S. V. Wood 1850

Sister taxa: Hinnites (Pleuronectites), Hinnites benedicti, Hinnites crispus, Hinnites denticostatus, Hinnites ercolanianus, Hinnites scepsidicus

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Ramsholt, Suffolk [Coralline Crag] (Pliocene of the United Kingdom)

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