Mizuhopecten matumoriensis Nakamura 1940 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Patinopecten matumoriensis, Pecten (Patinopecten) kimurai matumoriensis

Belongs to Mizuhopecten according to K. Ogasawara et al. 1985

Sister taxa: Mizuhopecten kimurai, Mizuhopecten kitamiensis, Mizuhopecten nakatombetsuensis, Mizuhopecten paraplebejus, Mizuhopecten warreni, Mizuhopecten yessoensis, Patinopecten (Mizuhopecten) skonunensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Sagae River - Ohyr Fm (Miocene of Japan)

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