Leopecten Masuda 1971 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative spelling: Euvola (Leopecten)

Full reference: K. Masuda. 1971. One some Patinopecten from North America. Transactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan 83:166-178

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

See also Addicott 1974, Coan et al. 2000, Masuda 1971 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Agerchlamys, Altaipecten, Amusium, Amussiopecten, 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, 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: Leopecten bakeri Leopecten diegensis Leopecten gatunensis Leopecten marquerensis Leopecten stearnsii Leopecten stillmani

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Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (26: California, Hawaii collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (4: California)

• Pliocene of Mexico (10), Panama (3), United States (4: California)

• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (2)

• Miocene of Colombia (7), Costa Rica (2), the Dominican Republic (1), Ecuador (1), Mexico (1), Panama (41), Venezuela (4)

• Oligocene of Panama (4)

Total: 110 collections including 114 occurrences

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