Chesapecten
Chesapecten is an extinct genus of scallop known from marine strata from the early Miocene to the early Pleistocene of the Eastern United States.
| Chesapecten Temporal range: Early Miocene to Early Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
| Chesapecten jeffersonius (outside) | |
| Chesapecten jeffersonius (inside) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Genus: | †Chesapecten |
| Type species | |
| Chesapecten nefrens Ward & Blackwater, 1975 | |
It flourished in the shallow seas along the Mid-Atlantic during this period. Other scallops lived at the same time, but Chesapectens were the most abundant.
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