Flabellipecten flabelliformis
Flabellipecten flabelliformis | |
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A fossil valve of Flabellipecten flabelliformis | |
Upperside | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Pterioida |
Family: | Pectinidae |
Genus: | Flabellipecten |
Species: | F. flabelliformis |
Binomial name | |
Flabellipecten flabelliformis (Brocchi, 1814) | |
Flabellipecten flabelliformis is an extinct species of large scallops or saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
Description
Flabellipecten flabelliformis can reach a diameter of about 80–170 millimetres (3.1–6.7 in).
Distribution
Fossils of this species can be found in the Pleistocene - Pliocene marine strata of Greece, Romania, Italy, Cyprus, Hungary and Ukraine.
References
- Gwannon
- Natural History Museum Rotterdam
- Paleontología del Neógeno de la Cuenca del Guadalquivir (Andalucía, España
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