Fortipecten mollerensis MacNeil 1967 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Full reference: F. S. MacNeil. 1967. Cenozoic Pectinids of Alaska, Iceland, and Other Northern Regions. Geological survey professional paper

Belongs to Fortipecten according to F. S. MacNeil 1967

Sister taxon: Fortipecten hallae

Type specimen: USNM 645047, a valve (left valve)

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at East coast of Point Divide (Miocene of Alaska)

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