Antipecten praevalidus Jordan and Hertlein 1926 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combination: Pecten praevalidus

Full reference: E. K. Jordan and L. G. Hertlein. 1926. Expedition to the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico, in 1925, VII. Contribution to the geology and paleontology of the Tertiary of Cedros Island and adjacent parts of Lower California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 15(14):409-464

Belongs to Antipecten according to C. A. Hall 2002

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CAS 2101, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Antipecten praevalidus in the database

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