Chlamys (Leochlamys) tugidakensis 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 Chlamys (Leochlamys) according to F. S. MacNeil 1967
Sister taxa: Chlamys (Leochlamys) iwakiana, Chlamys (Leochlamys) namigataensis, Chlamys (Leochlamys) tanassevitschi, Leochlamys columbiana, Leochlamys erici
Type specimen: USNM 644871, a valve (right valve)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at northwest side of Tugidak Island (Pliocene of Alaska)
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