Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative spelling: Pecten (Amussiopecten)

Parent taxon: Pectinidae according to E. J. Moore 1984

See also Addicott 1974, Bouchet et al. 2010, Marasti 1973, Sepkoski 2002, Vokes 1980 and Vredenburg 1928

Sister taxa: Agerchlamys, Altaipecten, Amusium, Antipecten, Argopecten, Athlopecten, Avichlamys, Batequeus, Bractechlamys, Camptonectes, Camptonectinae, Canadonectites, Chesapecten, Chlamydinae, Chlamys, Complicachlamys, Coralichlamys, Costamussium, Costellamussiopecten, Crenamussium, Cristatopecten, Decadopecten, Decatopecten, Dimarzipecten, Eopecten, Euvola, Excellichlamys, Flabellipecten, Flexopecten, Fortipecten, Gigantopecten, Giraliapecten, Granulochlamys, Hinnites, Hunanonectes, Indopecten, Iranopecten, Janupecten, Jorgechlamys, Korobkovia, Kotorapecten, Leopecten, Lepidopecten, Leptopecten, Lituyapecten, Loxochlamys, Lyriochlamys, Lyropecten, Lyssochlamys, Macrochlamis, Manupecten, Mclearniinae, Merklinia, Micronectes, Minnivola, Mirapecten, Nanaochlamys, Neithella, Nevadapecten, Nippononectes, Nodipecten, Ochotochlamys, Palliolinae, Pascahinnites, Pectininae, Pedinae, Periclaraia, Philippia, Placopecten, Pleuronectites, Praechlamys, Prohinnites, Pseudopecten, Pseudopectininae, Radiopecten, Radulonectites, Radulopecten, Rebeccapecten, Sectipecten, Serratovola, Spathochlamys, Spondylopecten, Stralopecten, Tosapecten, Ventalium, Vertipecten, Volachlamys, Weylinae, Yabepecten

Subtaxa: Amussiopecten akiyamae Amussiopecten iitomiensis Amussiopecten planicostulatum Amussiopecten praesignis Amussiopecten singkirensis Amussiopecten vanvlecki Pecten (Amussiopecten) labadyei Pecten (Amussiopecten) placenta

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Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

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