Flabellipecten refugioensis Hertlein 1925 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Euvola refugioensis, Pecten (Pecten) refugioensis

Full reference: L. G. Hertlein. 1925. Pectens from the Tertiary of Lower California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 14(1):1-35

Belongs to Flabellipecten according to C. L. Powell 2008

See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Hertlein 1925 and Moore 1984

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

Type specimen: LSJU (no number), a shell

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Mexico (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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