Argopecten circularis eldridgei Arnold 1906 (calico scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Pecten (Aequipecten) eldridgei, Pecten (Plagioctenium) eldridgei

Full reference: R. Arnold. 1906. Tertiary and Quaternary pectens of California. USGS Professional Paper 47:1-264

Belongs to Argopecten circularis according to E. J. Moore 1984

See also Arnold 1906 and Grant, IV and Gale 1931

Sister taxa: Argopecten circularis impostor, Argopecten circularis bramkampi, Pecten circularis venezuelanus, Pecten circularis caucanus

Type specimen: USNM 164580, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at McKittrick District (Miocene of California)

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