Crassadoma gigantea Gray 1825 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Crassadoma giganteus, Hinnites giganteus, Lima gigantea, Pecten (Hinnites) giganteus

Synonyms: Hinnita poulsoni Conrad 1834, Hinnites crassa Conrad 1857, Hinnites multirugosus Gale 1928, Pecten (Chlamys) multirugosus Gale 1928, Pecten (Pecten) multirugosus Gale 1928

Belongs to Crassadoma according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Addicott and Emerson 1959, Arnold 1903, Arnold 1906, Ashley 1895, Coan et al. 2000, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Moore 1984, Powell and Stevens 2000, Stanton 1966, Valentine 1957, Waller 1993 and Willett 1937

Sister taxon: Crassadoma harmeri

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (8 collections), United States (27: California)

• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (6: California)

• Miocene of United States (10: California)

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (4)

Total: 56 collections each including a single occurrence

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