Nodipecten arnoldi Aguerrevere 1925 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combination: Pecten (Lyropecten) arnoldi

Belongs to Nodipecten according to J. T. Smith 1991

See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931

Sister taxa: Chlamys (Nodipecten) caloosaensis, Nodipecten arthriticus, Nodipecten articulosus, Nodipecten atlanticola, Nodipecten colinensis, Nodipecten estrellanus, Nodipecten macloskeyi, Nodipecten magnificus, Nodipecten nodosus, Nodipecten subnodosus, Nodipecten veatchii, Nodipecten veracruzensis

Type specimen: LSJU 364, a shell (a large two-valved adult)

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Venezuela (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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