Argopecten gilbertharrisi Hodson and Hodson 1927 (calico scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combination: Pecten (Plagioctenium) gilbertharrisi

Belongs to Argopecten according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Argopecten abietis, Argopecten ameleus, Argopecten anteamplicostata, Argopecten antonitaensis, Argopecten callidus, Argopecten crassiradiatus, Argopecten cristobalensis, Argopecten daideleus, Argopecten demiurgus, Argopecten deserti, Argopecten diminutivus, Argopecten eboreus yorkensis, Argopecten eccentricus, Argopecten ericellus, Argopecten evermanni, Argopecten gibbus, Argopecten gratus, Argopecten hakei, Argopecten inaequalis, Argopecten insuetus, Argopecten invalidus, Argopecten irradians, Argopecten levicostatus, Argopecten mendenhalli, Argopecten nerterus, Argopecten parathetidis, Argopecten percarus, Argopecten purpuratus, Argopecten revellei, Argopecten subdolus, Argopecten sverdrupi, Argopecten thetidis, Argopecten uselmae, Argopecten venezualanus, Argopecten ventricosus, Argopecten woodringi, Chlamys (Argopecten) agronomica, Haumea inaequivalvis, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) mcguirti, Pecten (Plagioctenium) hallae, Pecten (Plagioctenium) mendenhalli, Pecten (Plagioctenium) neahensis, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) reedsi, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) howei, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) diprosopa, Pecten (Plagioctenium) operculiformis

Subtaxa: Pecten (Plagioctenium) gilbertharrisi democracianus

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Venezuela (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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