Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative spellings: Chlamys (Lyropecten), Pecten (Lyropecten)
Parent taxon: Pectinidae according to M. C. Perrilliat 1994
See also Addicott 1974, Arnold 1906, Dockery 1982, Gardner 1943, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Moore 1984, Sepkoski 2002 and Smith 1991
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, Leptopecten, Lituyapecten, Loxochlamys, Lyriochlamys, 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: Chlamys (Lyropecten) duncanensis Chlamys (Lyropecten) ernestsmithi Chlamys (Lyropecten) menthifontis Chlamys (Lyropecten) planicosta Lyropecten catalinae Lyropecten cerrosensis Lyropecten condylomatus Lyropecten crassicardo Lyropecten denaius Lyropecten dumblei Lyropecten gallegosi Lyropecten laekeniensis Lyropecten miguelensis Lyropecten modulatus Lyropecten pittieri Lyropecten pretiosus Lyropecten septemplicatus Lyropecten tamiamiensis Lyropecten terminus Lyropecten tiburonensis Lyropecten vaughani
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (13: California, Florida, North Carolina collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (2: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (12), United States (25: California, Florida)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Aruba (3), the Netherlands Antilles (4), United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Cuba (2), Haiti (3), Mexico (18), United States (70: California, Florida)
• Arikareean of United States (1: California)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (8: Florida)
• Oligocene of Mexico (1), Panama (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (29: Alabama, California, Georgia, Mississippi)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Colorado)
Total: 196 collections including 220 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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