Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1906. Tertiary and Quaternary pectens of California. USGS Professional Paper 47:1-264
Belongs to Pecten (Pecten) according to R. Arnold 1906
Sister taxa: Pecten (Pecten) albicans, Pecten (Pecten) aletes, Pecten (Pecten) beringianus, Pecten (Pecten) byoritsuensis, Pecten (Pecten) carrizoensis, Pecten (Pecten) dentatus, Pecten (Pecten) excavatus, Pecten (Pecten) gedinganensis, Pecten (Pecten) gordus, Pecten (Pecten) illesca, Pecten (Pecten) javanus, Pecten (Pecten) lecontei, Pecten (Pecten) mexicanus, Pecten (Pecten) perplanus, Pecten (Pecten) poulsoni, Pecten (Pecten) pyxidatus, Pecten (Pecten) slevini, Pecten (Pecten) vanvlecki, Pecten (Pecten) ventonensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Alverson Canyon, which is in a Pliocene perireef or subreef limestone/sandstone in the Imperial Formation of California
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Mexico (2 collections), United States (1: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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