†Miyagipecten alaskensis MacNeil 1967 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Full reference: F. S. MacNeil. 1967. Cenozoic Pectinids of Alaska, Iceland, and Other Northern Regions. Geological survey professional paper
Belongs to Miyagipecten according to F. S. MacNeil 1967
Sister taxon: Miyagipecten matsumoriensis
Type specimen: USNM 645049, a valve (incomplete right valve)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Nunatuk north of the east end of the Pinnacle Hills (Pliocene of Alaska)
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