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Swiftopecten djoserus

Swiftopecten djoserus '<nowiki/>(Yoshimura, 2017) is an extinct species of bivalve belonging to the subclass Pteriomorphia and family Pectinidae that lived during the Late Pliocene, approximately 2.75 Ma. Their two valves have step-like growth ribs.

Origin of scientific name

The species name comes from the Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt; the commarginal constrictions of Swiftopecten djoserus resemble the unique stepwise form of this pyramid.

References

  • Yoshimura, Taro (2017). “A New Pliocene Species of Swiftopecten (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) from the Zukawa Formation in Toyama Prefecture, Central Japan”. Paleontological Research 21 (3): 293–303.