Chesapecten (Chesapecten) middlesexensis Ward 1992 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Full reference: L. W. Ward. 1992. Molluscan biostratigraphy of the Miocene Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain of North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History 2

Belongs to Chesapecten (Chesapecten) according to L. W. Ward 1992

Sister taxa: Chesapecten (Chesapecten) covepointensis, Chesapecten (Chesapecten) monicae, Chesapecten (Chesapecten) nefrens

Subtaxa: Chesapecten (Chesapecten) middlesexensis ceccae Chesapecten (Chesapecten) middlesexensis middlesexensis

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Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chesapecten (Chesapecten) middlesexensis in the database

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