Decatopecten amiculum Philippi 1851 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten amiculum
Synonyms: Chlamys flabelloides Reeve 1852, Pecten flabelloides Reeve 1852
Belongs to Decatopecten according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Pervlester et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Decatopecten (Sinectenolium), Decatopecten plica, Decatopecten radula, Comptopallium radula
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (1 collection)
• Miocene of Austria (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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