Hyalopecten Verrill 1897 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative spelling: Hylopecten
Parent taxon: Camptonectinae according to B. Marshall et al. 2025
See also Coan et al. 2000, Kamenev 2018, Sepkoski 2002 and Spencer et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Ciclopecten, Delectopecten
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Rio Crevalese, Castell'Arquato (Pliocene of Italy)
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