Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Aequipecten irradians, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) gibbus irradians, Chlamys irradians, Pecten gibbus irradians, Pecten irradians
Synonym: Pecten borealis Say 1822
Belongs to Argopecten according to E. J. Petuch and C. E. Roberts 2007
See also DuBar 1958, DuBar 1962, Hendy et al. 2008 and Richards 1962
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 gilbertharrisi, Argopecten gratus, Argopecten hakei, Argopecten inaequalis, Argopecten insuetus, Argopecten invalidus, 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, Pecten (Plagioctenium) hallae, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) howei, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) mcguirti, Pecten (Plagioctenium) mendenhalli, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) diprosopa, Pecten (Plagioctenium) operculiformis, Pecten (Plagioctenium) neahensis, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) reedsi
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (23: Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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