Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Chlamys (Leptopecten) tumbezensis, Pacipecten tumbezensis, Pecten (Aequipecten) tumbezensis, Pecten (Pacipecten) tumbezensis, Pecten tumbezensis
Synonyms: Pecten (Plagioctenium) paucicostatus Carpenter 1864, Pecten pancicostatus Carpenter 1864, Pecten paucicostatus Carpenter 1864
Belongs to Leptopecten according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Arnold 1906, Ashley 1895, Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Moore 1984
Sister taxa: Leptopecten (Leptopecten), Leptopecten auroraensis, Leptopecten bavayi, Leptopecten camerella, Leptopecten ecnomius, Leptopecten latiauratus, Leptopecten olgensis, Leptopecten thompsoni, Pecten (Leptopecten) praevalidus, Pacipecten linki, Pacipecten bilineatus, Pacipecten discus, Pacipecten tolmani, Pacipecten pabloensis, Pacipecten weaveri, Pacipecten andersoni
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection), Ecuador (1), Panama (1), Peru (2)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1), Ecuador (1), Mexico (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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