Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten (Plagioctenium) demiurgus
Belongs to Argopecten according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Anderson 1929
Sister taxa: Argopecten abietis, Argopecten ameleus, Argopecten anteamplicostata, Argopecten antonitaensis, Argopecten callidus, Argopecten crassiradiatus, Argopecten cristobalensis, Argopecten daideleus, Argopecten deserti, Argopecten diminutivus, Argopecten eboreus yorkensis, Argopecten eccentricus, Argopecten ericellus, Argopecten evermanni, Argopecten gibbus, Argopecten gilbertharrisi, Argopecten gratus, Argopecten hakei, Argopecten inaequalis, Argopecten insuetus, Argopecten invalidus, Argopecten irradians, Argopecten levicostatus, Argopecten mendenhalli, Argopecten nerterus, Argopecten parathetidis, Argopecten percarus, Argopecten purpuratus, Argopecten revellei, Argopecten subdolus, Argopecten sverdrupi, Argopecten thetidis, Argopecten uselmae, Argopecten venezualanus, Argopecten ventricosus, Argopecten woodringi, Chlamys (Argopecten) agronomica, Pecten (Plagioctenium) operculiformis, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) diprosopa, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) howei, Pecten (Plagioctenium) neahensis, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) reedsi, Pecten (Plagioctenium) hallae, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) mcguirti, Pecten (Plagioctenium) mendenhalli, Haumea inaequivalvis
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Trinidad and Tobago (5 collections)
• Miocene of Colombia (1), Trinidad and Tobago (4)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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