Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Full reference: T. R. Waller. 2011. Neogene Paleontology of the Northern Dominican Republic. 24. Propeamussidae and Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea) of the Cibao Valley. Bulletins of American Paleontology (381)1-198
Belongs to Caribachlamys according to T. R. Waller 2011
Sister taxa: Caribachlamys imbricata, Caribachlamys jungi, Caribachlamys mildredae, Caribachlamys ornatus, Caribachlamys paucirama, Caribachlamys sentis
Type specimen: USNM 540944, a shell. Its type locality is TU 1438, Guayubin [Mao Fm], which is in a Zanclean marine siliciclastic in the Mao Adentro Formation of the Dominican Republic.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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