Pascahinnites coruscans Hinds 1845 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combination: Pecten coruscans

Synonyms: Chlamys cuneolus Reeve 1853, Pecten cuneolus Reeve 1853

Belongs to Pascahinnites according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Taylor 1978

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Molluscan assemblages, Aldabra Atoll, Aldabra Limestone 3 (Quaternary of Seychelles)

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