Flabellipecten beali Hertlein 1925 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combination: Pecten (Pecten) beali

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 Hertlein 1925 and Moore 1984

Sister taxa: Flabellipecten antiguensis, 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 specimen: LSJU (no number), a shell

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Flabellipecten beali in the database

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