Flabellipecten flabelliformis
Flabellipecten flabelliformis | |
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A fossil valve of Flabellipecten flabelliformis | |
Upperside | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Family: | Pectinidae
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Species: | F. flabelliformis
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Binomial name | |
Flabellipecten flabelliformis (Brocchi, 1814)
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Flabellipecten flabelliformis is an extinct species of large scallop or saltwater clam, 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[]
Categories:
- Pectinidae
- Bivalves described in 1814
- Bivalve stubs