†Cyclochlamys shepherdi Laws 1939 (mud scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Alternative combination: Cyclopecten (Cyclochlamys) shepherdi
Full reference: C. R. Laws. 1939. The molluscan faunule at Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara - No. 1. Transactions and Proceedings of the royal Society of New Zealand 68(4):466-503
Belongs to Cyclochlamys according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990
See also Laws 1939
Sister taxa: Cyclochlamys mestayerae, Cyclochlamys transenna
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara Harbour, which is in an Otaian coastal sandstone in the Pakaurangi Formation of New Zealand
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara Harbour
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