ammonites
Flabellipecten antiguensis Brown 1913 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Amussiopecten antiguensis, Pecten (Amusium) antiguensis

Synonym: Amussiopecten woodringi Masuda 1971

Full reference: A. P. Brown. 1913. Notes on the Geology of the Island of Antigua. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 584-616

Belongs to Flabellipecten according to W. P. Woodring 1982

Sister taxa: Flabellipecten beali, Flabellipecten bosei, Flabellipecten carrizoensis, Flabellipecten duplex, Flabellipecten duwelzi, Flabellipecten fraterculus, Flabellipecten oblongus, Flabellipecten pyramidesensis, Flabellipecten refugioensis, Flabellipecten sericeus, Flabellipecten ugolinii, Pecten (Flabellipecten) sendanensis

Type specimens:

  • Flabellipecten antiguensis: ANSP1648, a shell
  • Amussiopecten woodringi:

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder