Pecten (Pallium) swiftii Bernardi 1858 (scallop)

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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