Patinopecten Dall 1898 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative spellings: Pecten (Patinopecten), Platinopecten

Synonyms: Blackenhornia Teppner 1902, Lohripecten Kafanov 1992

Parent taxon: Fortipectinini according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000

See also Addicott 1974, Arnold 1906, Durham 1944, Faustman 1964, Masuda 1971, Moore 1984, Ogasawara et al. 1985, Oldroyd 1925 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Fortipectinina, Mizuhopecten, Patinopectinina

Subtaxa: Patinopecten (Lituyapecten) Patinopecten (Patinopecten) Patinopecten bosei Patinopecten brummeli Patinopecten calaverasensis Patinopecten caurinus Patinopecten haywardensis Patinopecten healeyi Patinopecten lohri Patinopecten propatulus Pecten (Patinopecten) duplex Pecten (Patinopecten) yakatagensis

View classification

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (49: California, Oregon collections)

• Blancan of United States (1: California)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (9: California, Oregon)

• Pliocene of Japan (1), Mexico (9), United States (50: Alaska, California, Washington)

• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (7: California)

• Miocene of Argentina (1), Belgium (1), Canada (1: British Columbia), Germany (1), Japan (2), United States (23: Alaska, California, Oregon)

• Oligocene of United States (3: Alabama, Alaska)

Total: 158 collections including 164 occurrences

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.