Chesapecten skiptonensis Mansfield 1936 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combination: Pecten (Chlamys) skiptonensis

Belongs to Chesapecten according to L. W. Ward 1992

Sister taxa: Chesapecten (Chesapecten), Chesapecten (Christinapecten), Chesapecten coccymelus, Chesapecten jeffersonius, Chesapecten madisonius, Chesapecten middlesexensis, Chesapecten patagonensis, Chesapecten santamaria, Chesapecten sayanus

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chesapecten skiptonensis in the database

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