†Spathochlamys vaginula Dall 1898 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Chlamys (Chlamys) vaginulus, Pecten (Chlamys) ornatus vaginulus, Pecten (Chlamys) vaginulus, Pecten vaginulus
Belongs to Spathochlamys according to T. R. Waller 2011
See also Waller 1993
Sister taxa: Spathochlamys benedicti, Spathochlamys vestalis
Type specimen: USNM 135786, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (3 collections), Jamaica (4), United States (2: Florida)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (4)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (17)
Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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