†Chesapecten middlesexensis Mansfield 1936 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten (Chlamys) middlesexensis
Belongs to Chesapecten according to L. W. Ward and B. W. Blackwelder 1975
Sister taxa: Chesapecten (Chesapecten), Chesapecten (Christinapecten), Chesapecten coccymelus, Chesapecten jeffersonius, Chesapecten madisonius, Chesapecten patagonensis, Chesapecten santamaria, Chesapecten sayanus, Chesapecten skiptonensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (7: Florida, North Carolina, Virginia collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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