Nodipecten magnificus Sowerby 1835 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Chlamys (Nodipecten) magnifica, Lyropecten magnificus, Pecten (Lyropecten) magnificus, Pecten magnificus

Belongs to Nodipecten according to T. R. Waller 2007

See also Hertlein 1972 and Smith 1991

Sister taxa: Chlamys (Nodipecten) caloosaensis, Nodipecten arnoldi, Nodipecten arthriticus, Nodipecten articulosus, Nodipecten atlanticola, Nodipecten colinensis, Nodipecten estrellanus, Nodipecten macloskeyi, Nodipecten nodosus, Nodipecten subnodosus, Nodipecten veatchii, Nodipecten veracruzensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Ecuador (1)

• Miocene of Mexico (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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