Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative spelling: Pecten (Vertipecten)
Parent taxon: Pectinidae according to J. T. Smith 1991
See also Addicott 1974, Adegoke 1969, Moore 1984 and Sepkoski 2002
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, 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, Volachlamys, Weylinae, Yabepecten
Subtaxa: Vertipecten alexclarki Vertipecten bowersi Vertipecten fucanus Vertipecten kernensis Vertipecten lachenbruchi Vertipecten perrini Vertipecten popofensis Vertipecten porterensis Vertipecten yneziana
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (13: California, Oregon, Washington collections)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (2: California, Oregon)
• Oligocene of United States (43: Alaska, California, Washington)
• Eocene of Canada (1: British Columbia), United States (3: California, Washington)
Total: 62 collections including 66 occurrences
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