†Eburneopecten cerinus Conrad 1869 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Pecten (Pseudamusium) cerinus, Pecten cerinus

Belongs to Eburneopecten according to L. W. Ward 1992

See also Glenn 1904

Sister taxa: Eburneopecten (Eburneopecten), Eburneopecten calvatus, Eburneopecten freneixae, Eburneopecten scintillatus

Type specimen: Its type locality is James T. Thomas estate, which is in a Serravallian offshore shelf horizon in the Calvert Formation of Maryland.

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (3: Maryland collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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