Dhondtichlamys venusta Morton 1833 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combination: Pecten venustus

Belongs to Dhondtichlamys according to T. R. Waller 2001

See also Stephenson 1914

Sister taxa: Dhondtichlamys delawarensis, Dhondtichlamys greggi, Dhondtichlamys johnsoni, Dhondtichlamys pulchellus

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (49: Alabama, Delaware, Mississippi, New Jersey, Texas collections)

Total: 49 collections each including a single occurrence

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