Bractechlamys nodulifera Sowerby 1842 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Bractechlamys noduliferum, Chlamys (Nodipecten) nodulifer, Chlamys noduliferus, Decatopecten noduliferus, Lyropecten noduliferus, Nodipecten noduliferus, Pecten (Nodipecten) noduliferus, Pecten noduliferus

Belongs to Bractechlamys according to H. H. Dijkstra and R. N. Kilburn 2001

Sister taxon: Bractechlamys vexillum

Type specimen: BMNH (lost), a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Bractechlamys nodulifera in the database

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