Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Alternative combinations: Pecten (Cyclopecten) oligolepis, Pecten oligolepis
Full reference: A. P. Brown and H. A. Pilsbry. 1913. Fauna of the Gatun Formation, Isthmus of Panama: II. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 64:500-519
Belongs to Cyclopecten according to T. R. Waller 2011
See also Olsson 1922 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Cyclopecten (Cyclochlamys), Cyclopecten acuminatus, Cyclopecten almirantensis, Cyclopecten aupouria, Cyclopecten cocosensis, Cyclopecten compitum, Cyclopecten defuniak, Cyclopecten diktuotus, Cyclopecten duplicatus, Cyclopecten fenestratus, Cyclopecten guppyi, Cyclopecten horridus, Cyclopecten hoskynsi, Cyclopecten incongruus, Cyclopecten kapalae, Cyclopecten lompicoensis, Cyclopecten martinezensis, Cyclopecten nanus, Cyclopecten pernomus, Cyclopecten powelli, Cyclopecten pustulosus, Cyclopecten thalassinus, Cyclopecten zalaya, Pecten (Cyclopecten) rotundatus
Type specimen: ANSP 3843, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2 collections)
• Miocene of Panama (11)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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