Swiftopecten djoserus
{{Short description|Extinct species of bivalve}}
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{{Primary sources|date=November 2023}}
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| fossil_range = {{fossil range|Late Pliocene}}
| image = Swiftopecten djoserus Yoshimura.jpg
| image_caption = The holotype specimen of Swiftopecten djoserus (Yoshimura, 2017) from Toyama Pref., Japan, owned by National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo (No. PM27195).
| genus = Swiftopecten
| species = djoserus
| authority = Yoshimura, 2017
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Swiftopecten djoserus '
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
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- 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.
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Category:Molluscs described in 2017
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