Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Chlamys latiaurata, Pecten (Aequipecten) latiauratus, Pecten (Chlamys) latiauratus, Pecten (Chlamys) latiauritus, Pecten (Leptopecten) latiauratus, Pecten latiauratus
Synonyms: Chlamys monotimeris Conrad 1837, Leptopecten bellilamellatus Arnold 1906, Leptopecten latiauratus monotimeris Conrad 1837, Pecten (Aequipecten) bellilamellatus Arnold 1906, Pecten (Aequipecten) latiauratus monotimeris Conrad 1837, Pecten (Chlamys) bellilamellatus Arnold 1906, Pecten (Chlamys) latiauritus monotimeris Conrad 1837, Pecten monotimeris Conrad 1837, Pecten tunica Philippi 1844
Belongs to Leptopecten according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Arnold 1903, Arnold 1906, Ashley 1895, Bruff 1946, Coan et al. 2000, Emerson and Addicott 1953, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Jordan and Hertlein 1926 and Moore 1984
Sister taxa: Leptopecten (Leptopecten), Leptopecten auroraensis, Leptopecten bavayi, Leptopecten camerella, Leptopecten ecnomius, Leptopecten olgensis, Leptopecten thompsoni, Leptopecten tumbezensis, Pacipecten andersoni, Pacipecten linki, Pacipecten tolmani, Pacipecten bilineatus, Pacipecten discus, Pacipecten pabloensis, Pacipecten weaveri
Subtaxa: Pecten (Chlamys) latiauritus delosi Pecten (Chlamys) latiauritus fragilis
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (3 collections), United States (53: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (2: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (6), United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Brazil (2)
Total: 67 collections including 76 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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