†Anatipopecten anatipes Morton 1833 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Chlamys (Anatipopecten) anatipes, Chlamys (Chlamys) anatipes, Chlamys anatipes, Flexopecten anatipes, Pecten (Nodipecten) anatipes, Pecten anatipes
Belongs to Anatipopecten according to T. R. Waller 2011
See also Dall 1916, Dockery 1982 and Palmer and Brann 1965
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ANSP 12575, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Antarctica (1 collection)
• Oligocene of United States (9: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Alabama)
• Eocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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