Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Parent taxon: Chlamydinae according to R. Marquet 2002
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Coan et al. 2000, Sepkoski 2002 and Waller 1993
Sister taxa: Aequipecten, Cryptopecten, Hilberia, Patriciapecten, Psychrochlamys, Semipallium, Janopecten, Taimyronectes, Subulatachlamys
Subtaxa: Crassadoma gigantea Crassadoma harmeri
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (8 collections), United States (27: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (6: California)
• Miocene of France (1), Slovakia (1), United States (10: California)
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (4)
Total: 58 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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