†Meleagrinella (Praemeleagrinella) olifex Quenstedt 1856 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae

Alternative combinations: Avicula olifex, Monotis olifex, Pseudomonotis olifex

Synonyms: Avicula neglecta Moberg 1888, Daonella blanda de Gregorio 1930

Belongs to Meleagrinella (Praemeleagrinella) according to P. Hodges 2022

See also Quenstedt 1856

Sister taxa: Meleagrinella (Praemeleagrinella) golberti, Meleagrinella (Praemeleagrinella) subolifex

Type specimens:

  • Meleagrinella (Praemeleagrinella) olifex: GPIT/BI/05692
  • Avicula neglecta:
  • Daonella blanda:

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Meleagrinella (Praemeleagrinella) olifex in the database

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