Pacipecten tolmani Hall and Ambrose 1916 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combination: Pecten tolmani

Full reference: E. B. Hall and A. W. Ambrose. 1916. Descriptions of new species from the Cretaceous and Tertiary of the Tesla, Pleasanton, San Jose, and Mt. Hamilton Quadrangles, California. The Nautilus 30(6):68-82

Belongs to Pacipecten according to E. J. Moore 1984

Sister taxa: Leptopecten (Leptopecten), Leptopecten auroraensis, Leptopecten bavayi, Leptopecten camerella, Leptopecten ecnomius, Leptopecten latiauratus, Leptopecten olgensis, Leptopecten thompsoni, Leptopecten tumbezensis, Pecten (Leptopecten) praevalidus, Pacipecten pabloensis, Pacipecten linki, Pacipecten bilineatus, Pacipecten weaveri, Pacipecten andersoni, Pacipecten discus

Type specimen: CAS 23, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pacipecten tolmani in the database

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