Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten (Lyropecten) duncanensis
Belongs to Chlamys (Lyropecten) according to D. T. Dockery 1982
Sister taxa: Chlamys (Lyropecten) ernestsmithi, Chlamys (Lyropecten) menthifontis, Chlamys (Lyropecten) planicosta, Lyropecten catalinae, Lyropecten cerrosensis, Lyropecten condylomatus, Lyropecten crassicardo, Lyropecten denaius, Lyropecten dumblei, Lyropecten gallegosi, Lyropecten laekeniensis, Lyropecten miguelensis, Lyropecten modulatus, Lyropecten pittieri, Lyropecten pretiosus, Lyropecten septemplicatus, Lyropecten tamiamiensis, Lyropecten terminus, Lyropecten tiburonensis, Lyropecten vaughani
Type specimen: USNM (no number), a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Alabama, Georgia collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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