Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten vanvlecki
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1908. New and characteristic species of fossil mollusks from the oil-bearing Tertiary formations of Santa Barbara County, California. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Contributions 50(4):419-436
Belongs to Amussiopecten according to C. A. Hall 2002
Sister taxa: Amussiopecten akiyamae, Amussiopecten iitomiensis, Amussiopecten planicostulatum, Amussiopecten praesignis, Amussiopecten singkirensis, Pecten (Amussiopecten) labadyei, Pecten (Amussiopecten) placenta
Type specimen: USNM 165305, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (3: California)
• Oligocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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