†Lyriochlamys complexicostata Gabb 1869 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten complexicosta
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1869. Section II. Cretaceous Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 127-205
Belongs to Lyriochlamys according to A. Kaim et al. 2014
See also Anderson 1938, Gabb 1869 and Stanton 1895
Sister taxa: Chlamys (Chlamys) cretosus, Lyriochlamys otianus, Lyriochlamys traskii
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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