†Palliolum cibaoense Waller 2011 (scallop)
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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 Palliolum according to T. R. Waller 2011
Sister taxa: Palliolum (Lissochlamis), Palliolum (Parvochlamys), Palliolum gerardi, Palliolum guersi, Palliolum mellevillei, Palliolum tigrinum
Type specimen: USNM 540952, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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