Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Synonym: Comptopallium Iredale 1939
Parent taxon: Pectinidae according to G. Rosenberg et al. 2006
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Jensen 1996, Kafanov et al. 2001, Kiessling 2009, Lamprell and Whitehead 1992 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Agerchlamys, Altaipecten, Amusium, Amussiopecten, Antipecten, Argopecten, Athlopecten, Avichlamys, Batequeus, Bractechlamys, Camptonectes, Camptonectinae, Canadonectites, Chesapecten, Chlamydinae, Complicachlamys, Coralichlamys, Costamussium, Costellamussiopecten, Crenamussium, Cristatopecten, Decadopecten, 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, Neitheinae, Neithella, Nevadapecten, Nippononectes, Nodipecten, Ochotochlamys, Palliolinae, Pascahinnites, Pecten (Syncyclonema), 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: Comptopallium radula Decatopecten (Sinectenolium) Decatopecten amiculum Decatopecten plica Decatopecten radula
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections), Kenya (8), South Africa (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (2)
• Miocene of Austria (1)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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