Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Chlamys (Nodipecten) magnifica, Lyropecten magnificus, Pecten (Lyropecten) magnificus, Pecten magnificus
Belongs to Nodipecten according to T. R. Waller 2007
See also Hertlein 1972 and Smith 1991
Sister taxa: Chlamys (Nodipecten) caloosaensis, Nodipecten arnoldi, Nodipecten arthriticus, Nodipecten articulosus, Nodipecten atlanticola, Nodipecten colinensis, Nodipecten estrellanus, Nodipecten macloskeyi, Nodipecten nodosus, Nodipecten subnodosus, Nodipecten veatchii, Nodipecten veracruzensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1)
• Miocene of Mexico (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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