Flabellipecten flabelliformis

Flabellipecten flabelliformis
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


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