Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Parent taxon: Pectinidae according to N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd 1995
See also Hayami 1975, Ros-Franch et al. 2014 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Agerchlamys, Altaipecten, Amusium, Amussiopecten, Antipecten, Argopecten, Athlopecten, Avichlamys, Batequeus, Bractechlamys, Camptonectes, Camptonectinae, Canadonectites, Chesapecten, Chlamydinae, Chlamys, Complicachlamys, Coralichlamys, Costamussium, Costellamussiopecten, Crenamussium, Cristatopecten, Decadopecten, Decatopecten, Dimarzipecten, Eopecten, Euvola, Excellichlamys, Flabellipecten, Flexopecten, Fortipecten, Gigantopecten, Giraliapecten, Granulochlamys, Hinnites, Hunanonectes, Indopecten, Iranopecten, Janupecten, Jorgechlamys, Korobkovia, Kotorapecten, Leopecten, Lepidopecten, Leptopecten, Lituyapecten, Loxochlamys, Lyriochlamys, Lyropecten, Lyssochlamys, Macrochlamis, Manupecten, Mclearniinae, Merklinia, Micronectes, Minnivola, Mirapecten, Nanaochlamys, Neithella, Nevadapecten, Nippononectes, Nodipecten, Ochotochlamys, Palliolinae, Pascahinnites, Pectininae, Pedinae, Periclaraia, Philippia, Placopecten, Praechlamys, Prohinnites, Pseudopecten, Pseudopectininae, Radiopecten, Radulonectites, Radulopecten, Rebeccapecten, Sectipecten, Serratovola, Spathochlamys, Spondylopecten, Stralopecten, Tosapecten, Ventalium, Vertipecten, Volachlamys, Weylinae, Yabepecten
Subtaxa: Pleuronectites balatonicus Pleuronectites difformis Pleuronectites hirabarensis Pleuronectites laevigatus Pleuronectites meeki Pleuronectites newelli
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (13 collections), Germany (12), Hungary (7), Indonesia (1), Italy (1), Japan (2), Romania (1), Slovakia (1), Spain (1), United States (30: Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah)
Total: 69 collections including 70 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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