Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Aequipecten muscosus, Pecten muscosus
Synonyms: Chlamys (Chlamys) fuscopurpureus Conrad 1849, Pecten exasperatus Sowerby 1842, Pecten fuscopurpureus Conrad 1849
Belongs to Lindapecten according to T. R. Waller 2011
See also De Buisonjé 1974, DuBar 1958, Hendy et al. 2008, Marquet and Dijkstra 2000, Richards 1962 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Lindapecten acanikos, Lindapecten baitoanensis, Lindapecten buchivacoanus, Lindapecten chipolanus, Lindapecten paramuscosus, Lindapecten plurinominis
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection), United States (10: Florida)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Aruba (4), the Netherlands Antilles (4)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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