†Lepidopecten proterus Woodring 1982 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Full reference: W. P. Woodring. 1982. Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(F)
Belongs to Lepidopecten according to W. P. Woodring 1982
Sister taxon: Lepidopecten scissuratus
Type specimen: USNM 647122, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Panama (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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