Syncyclonema hallii Gabb 1861 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae

Alternative combination: Pecten hallii

Invalid subtaxa: Pecten rigida Hall and Meek 1855 [replaced name], Syncyclonema rigida Hall and Meek 1855 [replaced name]

Belongs to Syncyclonema according to I. G. Speden 1970

See also Dhondt 1971

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

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (3: Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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