Mizuhopecten paraplebejus Nomura and Hatai 1936 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combination: Pecten (Patinopecten) paraplebejus

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

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

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Japan (12 collections)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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