Kingdom Animalia Family Pectinidae Genus Flabellipecten Order Pterioida | Class Bivalvia Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | |
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Similar Flexopecten, Aequipecten, Glycymeris, Chlamys, Pecten | ||
Flabellipecten flabelliformis is an extinct species of large scallops or saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
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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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