Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Alternative combinations: Chlamys (Palliolum) guppyi, Pecten (Pseudamusium) guppyi, Pecten (Pseudamussium) guppyi
Belongs to Cyclopecten according to T. R. Waller 2011
Sister taxa: Cyclopecten (Cyclochlamys), Cyclopecten acuminatus, Cyclopecten almirantensis, Cyclopecten aupouria, Cyclopecten cocosensis, Cyclopecten compitum, Cyclopecten defuniak, Cyclopecten diktuotus, Cyclopecten duplicatus, Cyclopecten fenestratus, Cyclopecten horridus, Cyclopecten hoskynsi, Cyclopecten incongruus, Cyclopecten kapalae, Cyclopecten lompicoensis, Cyclopecten martinezensis, Cyclopecten nanus, Cyclopecten oligolepis, Cyclopecten pernomus, Cyclopecten powelli, Cyclopecten pustulosus, Cyclopecten thalassinus, Cyclopecten zalaya, Pecten (Cyclopecten) rotundatus
Type specimen: USNM 135779, a shell. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 2580 - Bowden [Bowden Fm], which is in a Pliocene offshore gravel in the Bowden Formation of Jamaica.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Antarctica (1 collection), the Dominican Republic (2), Jamaica (7)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (23), Haiti (1)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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