Chlamys (Lyropecten) duncanensis Mansfield 1934 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combination: Pecten (Lyropecten) duncanensis

Belongs to Chlamys (Lyropecten) according to D. T. Dockery 1982

Sister taxa: Chlamys (Lyropecten) ernestsmithi, Chlamys (Lyropecten) menthifontis, Chlamys (Lyropecten) planicosta, Lyropecten catalinae, Lyropecten cerrosensis, Lyropecten condylomatus, Lyropecten crassicardo, Lyropecten denaius, Lyropecten dumblei, Lyropecten gallegosi, Lyropecten laekeniensis, Lyropecten miguelensis, Lyropecten modulatus, Lyropecten pittieri, Lyropecten pretiosus, Lyropecten septemplicatus, Lyropecten tamiamiensis, Lyropecten terminus, Lyropecten tiburonensis, Lyropecten vaughani

Type specimen: USNM (no number), a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (2: Alabama, Georgia collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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