Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Pecten (Euvola) reliquus, Pecten reliquus
Full reference: A. P. Brown and H. A. Pilsbry. 1913. Fauna of the Gatun Formation, Isthmus of Panama: II. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 64:500-519
Belongs to Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) according to W. P. Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Oppenheimopecten coalingaensis, Oppenheimopecten hartmanni, Oppenheimopecten juanensis, Oppenheimopecten sanctaecruzensis, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) cataractes, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) chazaliei, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) colpotus, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) cristatocostatus, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) josslingi, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) turtoni, Philippia (Oppenheimopecten) subbenedictus
Type specimen: ANSP 3882, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at USGS 6033b, Gatun (Miocene of Panama)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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