Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Parent taxon: Pectinidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Beu and Darragh 2001, Bouchet et al. 2010, CasadÃo et al. 2005, Coan et al. 2000, del Rio et al. 2008, Dijkstra and Kilburn 2001, Hickman 2023 and Spencer et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Agerchlamys, Altaipecten, Amusium, Amussiopecten, Antipecten, Argopecten, Athlopecten, Avichlamys, Batequeus, Bractechlamys, Camptonectes, 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, Vertipecten, Volachlamys, Weylinae, Yabepecten
Subtaxa: Ciclopecten Delectopecten
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (7: California collections)
• Pliocene of Belgium (1), Costa Rica (1), Italy (1), United States (2: California)
• Miocene of Grenada (2), Japan (4), the Russian Federation (4), United States (16: California, Oregon)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: Washington)
• Oligocene of the Russian Federation (11), United States (6: California, Oregon, Washington)
• Eocene of Japan (1), the Russian Federation (3), United States (9: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington)
• Paleocene of Argentina (10), Australia (1), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 81 collections including 87 occurrences