Flabellipecten antiguensis Brown 1913 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Amussiopecten antiguensis, Pecten (Amusium) antiguensis

Synonym: Amussiopecten woodringi Masuda 1971

Full reference: A. P. Brown. 1913. Notes on the Geology of the Island of Antigua. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 584-616

Belongs to Flabellipecten according to W. P. Woodring 1982

See also Brown 1913

Sister taxa: Flabellipecten beali, Flabellipecten bosei, Flabellipecten carrizoensis, Flabellipecten diegensis, Flabellipecten duplex, Flabellipecten duwelzi, Flabellipecten fraterculus, Flabellipecten hawleyi, Flabellipecten merriami, Flabellipecten oblongus, Flabellipecten pyramidesensis, Flabellipecten refugioensis, Flabellipecten sericeus, Flabellipecten ugolinii, Pecten (Flabellipecten) sendanensis

Type specimens:

  • Flabellipecten antiguensis: ANSP1648, a shell
  • Amussiopecten woodringi:

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Panama (3 collections), Venezuela (5)

• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (2), Panama (3), Puerto Rico (1)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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