Nodipecten subnodosus Sowerby 1836 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Chlamys (Nodipecten) subnodosa, Lyropecten subnodosus, Pecten (Nodipecten) subnodosus, Pecten subnodosus

Belongs to Nodipecten according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Arnold 1903, Arnold 1906, Coan et al. 2000, Durham 1950, Hanna 1926, Hertlein 1968 and Moore 1984

Sister taxa: Chlamys (Nodipecten) caloosaensis, Nodipecten arnoldi, Nodipecten arthriticus, Nodipecten articulosus, Nodipecten atlanticola, Nodipecten colinensis, Nodipecten estrellanus, Nodipecten macloskeyi, Nodipecten magnificus, Nodipecten nodosus, Nodipecten veatchii, Nodipecten veracruzensis

Subtaxa: Nodipecten subnodosus intermedius

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Dominica (1 collection), Ecuador (1), Mexico (2), United States (2: California)

• Pliocene of Mexico (12), United States (1: California)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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