Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative spellings: Pecten (Oppenheimopecten), Philippia (Oppenheimopecten)
Synonym: Convexopecten
Parent taxon: Pectininae according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000
See also Moore 1984, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Aequipectinini, Amusiini, Annachlamys, Carolinapecten, Chlamydini, Decatopectinini, Mesopeplum, Pecten, Pectinini
Subtaxa: 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) reliquus Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) turtoni Philippia (Oppenheimopecten) subbenedictus
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Jamaica (1 collection)
• Blancan of United States (4: California)
• Pliocene of United States (7: California), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of Egypt (4), France (1), Italy (1), Panama (2), Poland (2), Romania (2), Slovakia (4)
• Oligocene of United States (1: California)
• Eocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 31 collections including 33 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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