Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative spellings: Aequipecten (Leptopecten), Chlamys (Leptopecten), Pecten (Leptopecten)
Synonyms: Aequipecten (Pacipecten) Olsson 1961, Leptopecten (Pacipecten) Olsson 1961, Pacipecten Olsson 1961, Pecten (Pacipecten) Olsson 1961
Parent taxon: Pectinidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Coan et al. 2000, Hendy 2020, Jordan and Hertlein 1926, Moore 1984, Oldroyd 1925, Sepkoski 2002, Waller 2011, Ward and Blackwelder 1987 and Woodring 1982
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, 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, Pleuronectites, Praechlamys, Prohinnites, Pseudopecten, Pseudopectininae, Radiopecten, Radulonectites, Radulopecten, Rebeccapecten, Sectipecten, Serratovola, Spathochlamys, Spondylopecten, Stralopecten, Tosapecten, Ventalium, Vertipecten, Volachlamys, Weylinae, Yabepecten
Subtaxa: Leptopecten (Leptopecten) Leptopecten auroraensis Leptopecten bavayi Leptopecten camerella Leptopecten ecnomius Leptopecten latiauratus Leptopecten olgensis Leptopecten thompsoni Leptopecten tumbezensis Pacipecten andersoni Pacipecten bilineatus Pacipecten discus Pacipecten linki Pacipecten pabloensis Pacipecten tolmani Pacipecten weaveri Pecten (Leptopecten) praevalidus
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection), Ecuador (2), Mexico (5), Panama (1), Peru (2), United States (31: California, North Carolina)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (2: California, Florida)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1), Ecuador (1), Mexico (7), Peru (1), United States (5: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina), Venezuela (4)
• Miocene of Brazil (2), the Dominican Republic (16), Mexico (2), Panama (48), United States (61: California), Venezuela (1)
• Oligocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 194 collections including 203 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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