Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Aequipecten andersoni, Pecten (Aequipecten) andersoni, Pecten (Pecten) andersoni, Pecten (Plagioctenium) andersoni, Pecten andersoni
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1906. Tertiary and Quaternary pectens of California. USGS Professional Paper 47:1-264
Belongs to Pacipecten according to E. J. Moore 1984
See also Adegoke 1969, Arnold 1906 and Trask 1922
Sister taxa: Leptopecten (Leptopecten), Leptopecten auroraensis, Leptopecten bavayi, Leptopecten camerella, Leptopecten ecnomius, Leptopecten latiauratus, Leptopecten olgensis, Leptopecten thompsoni, Leptopecten tumbezensis, Pecten (Leptopecten) praevalidus, Pacipecten tolmani, Pacipecten discus, Pacipecten linki, Pacipecten bilineatus, Pacipecten weaveri, Pacipecten pabloensis
Subtaxa: Pacipecten andersoni barkerianus Pacipecten andersoni subandersoni Pecten (Pecten) andersoni gonicostus
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (2 collections), United States (48: California)
• Oligocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 51 collections each including a single occurrence
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