†Lentipecten hochstetteri Zittel 1864 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Belongs to Lentipecten according to K.A. Zittel 1864
Sister taxa: Lentipecten (Entoliopsis), Lentipecten (Lentipecten), Lentipecten adelaidensis, Lentipecten corneus, Lentipecten kadari, Lentipecten paueri
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (16 collections)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (20)
Total: 36 collections each including a single occurrence
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