†Lepidopecten scissuratus Dall 1898 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combination: Pecten (Aequipecten) scissuratus

Synonyms: Pecten (Aequipecten) effosus Brown and Pilsbry 1911, Pecten pinnulatus Toula 1911, Pecten pinulatus Toula 1911

Belongs to Lepidopecten according to W. P. Woodring 1982

See also Anderson 1929, Brown and Pilsbry 1911, Hendy et al. 2008 and Hodson et al. 1927

Sister taxon: Lepidopecten proterus

Type specimens:

  • Lepidopecten scissuratus: USNM 113670, a shell
  • Pecten (Aequipecten) effosus: ANSP (no number), a shell.
  • Pecten pinnulatus:

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Colombia (1 collection), Panama (22)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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