Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten (Aequipecten) operculiformis
Belongs to Pecten (Plagioctenium) according to A. P. Brown and H. A. Pilsbry 1911
Sister taxa: Argopecten abietis, Argopecten aequisulcatus, 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 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, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) diprosopa, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) howei, Pecten (Plagioctenium) mendenhalli, Pecten (Plagioctenium) neahensis, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) mcguirti, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) reedsi, Pecten (Plagioctenium) hallae, Haumea inaequivalvis
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pecten (Plagioctenium) operculiformis in the database
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