†Flexopecten palmatus Lamarck 1806 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten palmatus
Synonym: Pecten crestensis Fontannes 1880
Belongs to Flexopecten according to S. Schneider et al. 2009
Sister taxon: Flexopecten davidi
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Gurlarn (Miocene of Germany)
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