Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Oppenheimopecten vogdesi, Pecten (Janira) vogdesi, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) vogdesi, Pecten (Pecten) vogdesi
Synonyms: Oppenheimopecten heimi Hertlein 1925, Pecten (Euvola) cataractes Dall 1914, Pecten (Pecten) excavatus Anton 1839, Pecten (Pecten) heimi Hertlein 1925, Pecten dentatus Sowerby 1842, Pecten excavatus Anton 1839
Belongs to Euvola according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Arnold 1906, Coan et al. 2000, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Hertlein 1925, Keen 1971, Moore 1984, Willett 1937 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Euvola bella, Euvola bowdenensis, Euvola codercola, Euvola gurabensis, Euvola jamaicensis, Euvola keepi, Euvola raveneli, Euvola smithi, Euvola soror, Euvola urumaconis, Euvola ziczac
Type specimens:
- Euvola vogdesi: Its type locality is San Pedro [Timms Point Silt], which is in an Irvingtonian terrestrial siltstone in the Timms Point Silt Formation of California
- Pecten (Euvola) cataractes:
- Pecten (Pecten) excavatus:
- Pecten (Pecten) heimi: LSJU (no number), a shell.
- Pecten dentatus:
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection), Ecuador (1), Japan (1), Mexico (5), United States (9: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (6)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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