Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Synonym: Peduminae Habe 1977
Parent taxon: Pectinidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Coan et al. 2000
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, Periclaraia, Philippia, Placopecten, Pleuronectites, Praechlamys, Prohinnites, Pseudopecten, Pseudopectininae, Radiopecten, Radulonectites, Radulopecten, Rebeccapecten, Sectipecten, Serratovola, Spathochlamys, Spondylopecten, Stralopecten, Tosapecten, Ventalium, Vertipecten, Volachlamys, Weylinae, Yabepecten
Subtaxa: Crassadomini Fortipectinini Mimachlamydini Pedini Pedum
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (3 collections), Haiti (1), Japan (2), United States (51: California, Oregon)
• Blancan of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (9: California, Oregon)
• Pliocene of Cuba (1), the Dominican Republic (3), Japan (12), Mexico (9), the Russian Federation (2), United States (50: Alaska, California, Washington)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (7: California)
• Miocene of Anguilla (1), Argentina (1), Belgium (1), Brazil (3), Canada (2: British Columbia), Cuba (6), the Dominican Republic (2), Germany (1), Japan (30), Panama (1), Puerto Rico (1), the Russian Federation (7), United States (26: Alaska, California, Oregon), Venezuela (2)
• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (1), United States (3: Alabama, Alaska)
Total: 239 collections including 267 occurrences