Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Alternative spelling: Pecten (Cyclopecten)
Synonym: Xenamussium Oyama 1944
Parent taxon: Propeamussiidae according to T. R. Waller 2011
See also Brown and Pilsbry 1913, Coan et al. 2000, Faustman 1964, Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska 1984, Moore 1984, Robinson and Lee 2011, Sepkoski 2002, Spencer et al. 2004 and Todd 2001
Sister taxa: Catillopecten, Chlamydella, Filamussium, Parvamussium, Propeamussium, Similipecten
Subtaxa: Cyclopecten (Cyclochlamys) Cyclopecten acuminatus Cyclopecten almirantensis Cyclopecten aupouria Cyclopecten cocosensis Cyclopecten compitum Cyclopecten defuniak Cyclopecten diktuotus Cyclopecten duplicatus Cyclopecten fenestratus Cyclopecten guppyi Cyclopecten horridus Cyclopecten hoskynsi Cyclopecten incongruus Cyclopecten kapalae Cyclopecten lompicoensis Cyclopecten martinezensis Cyclopecten nanus Cyclopecten oligolepis Cyclopecten pernomus Cyclopecten powelli Cyclopecten pustulosus Cyclopecten thalassinus Cyclopecten zalaya Pecten (Cyclopecten) rotundatus
Type: Pecten pustulosus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (4 collections), Greece (1)
• Pliocene of Antarctica (1), Costa Rica (7), the Dominican Republic (4), Jamaica (7), Panama (10), United States (1: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)
• Miocene of Colombia (1), the Dominican Republic (23), Haiti (1), New Zealand (1), Panama (19), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (8: California, Florida)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of New Zealand (2), the United Kingdom (3), United States (1: California)
Total: 97 collections including 99 occurrences
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