Hyalopecten Verrill 1897 (scallop)

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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