†Merklinia variabilis Hagenow 1842 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten variabilis
Belongs to Merklinia according to A. V. Dhondt 1975
Sister taxa: Merklinia aspera, Merklinia perornata
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Denmark (3 collections), Germany (3), Kazakhstan (1), the Netherlands (1), Poland (5), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 15 collections including 16 occurrences
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