Cyclopecten compitum Marwick 1929 (mud scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Full reference: J. Marwick. 1929. Tertiary molluscan fauna of Chatton, Southland. Transactions and Proceeding of the Royal Society of New Zealand 59:903-937

Belongs to Cyclopecten according to J. Marwick 1929

Sister taxa: Cyclopecten (Cyclochlamys), Cyclopecten acuminatus, Cyclopecten almirantensis, Cyclopecten aupouria, Cyclopecten cocosensis, Cyclopecten defuniak, Cyclopecten diktuotus, Cyclopecten duplicatus, Cyclopecten fenestratus, Cyclopecten guppyi, Cyclopecten horridus, Cyclopecten hoskynsi, Cyclopecten incongruus, Cyclopecten kapalae, Cyclopecten lompicoensis, Cyclopecten martinezensis, Cyclopecten nanus, Cyclopecten oligolepis, Cyclopecten pernomus, Cyclopecten powelli, Cyclopecten pustulosus, Cyclopecten thalassinus, Cyclopecten zalaya, Pecten (Cyclopecten) rotundatus

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cyclopecten compitum in the database

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