Mizuhopecten yessoensis Jay 1857 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten yessoensis
Belongs to Mizuhopecten according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Mizuhopecten kimurai, Mizuhopecten kitamiensis, Mizuhopecten matumoriensis, Mizuhopecten nakatombetsuensis, Mizuhopecten paraplebejus, Mizuhopecten warreni, Patinopecten (Mizuhopecten) skonunensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Japan (3), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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