Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Amussiopecten antiguensis, Pecten (Amusium) antiguensis
Synonym: Amussiopecten woodringi Masuda 1971
Full reference: A. P. Brown. 1913. Notes on the Geology of the Island of Antigua. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 584-616
Belongs to Flabellipecten according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Brown 1913
Sister taxa: Flabellipecten beali, Flabellipecten bosei, Flabellipecten carrizoensis, Flabellipecten diegensis, Flabellipecten duplex, Flabellipecten duwelzi, Flabellipecten fraterculus, Flabellipecten hawleyi, Flabellipecten merriami, Flabellipecten oblongus, Flabellipecten pyramidesensis, Flabellipecten refugioensis, Flabellipecten sericeus, Flabellipecten ugolinii, Pecten (Flabellipecten) sendanensis
Type specimens:
- Flabellipecten antiguensis: ANSP1648, a shell
- Amussiopecten woodringi:
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Panama (3 collections), Venezuela (5)
• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (2), Panama (3), Puerto Rico (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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