Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) josslingi Smith 1857 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Convexopecten josslingi, Pecten josslingi

Belongs to Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) according to W. P. Woodring 1982

Sister taxa: Oppenheimopecten coalingaensis, Oppenheimopecten hartmanni, Oppenheimopecten juanensis, Oppenheimopecten sanctaecruzensis, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) cataractes, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) chazaliei, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) colpotus, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) cristatocostatus, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) reliquus, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) turtoni, Philippia (Oppenheimopecten) subbenedictus

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Egypt (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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