Pecten (Pallium) swiftii Bernardi 1858 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten swiftii
Belongs to Pecten (Pallium) according to U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale 1931
See also Satoru et al. 1966 and Woodring 1930
Sister taxa: Decatopecten (Sinectenolium), Decatopecten amiculum, Decatopecten plica, Decatopecten radula, Comptopallium radula
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Crescent City (Pliocene of California)
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