Syncyclonema cretacea Nyst 1843 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae

Alternative combinations: Pecten (Syncyclonema) cretaceus, Pecten cretaceus

Belongs to Syncyclonema according to A. Dhondt 1971

Sister taxa: Syncyclonema archeri, Syncyclonema gamsensis, Syncyclonema gibsonia, Syncyclonema greppini, Syncyclonema haeggi, Syncyclonema hagenowi, Syncyclonema haggi, Syncyclonema haldonensis, Syncyclonema hallii, Syncyclonema kingi, Syncyclonema latum, Syncyclonema nilsoni, Syncyclonema operculiformis, Syncyclonema semiplicata, Syncyclonema travisanus

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Syncyclonema cretacea in the database

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