Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative spellings: Chlamys (Nodipecten), Lyropecten (Nodipecten), Pecten (Nodipecten)
Parent taxon: Pectinidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Addicott 1974, Arnold 1906, Coan et al. 2000, Cooke 1919, DuBar 1958, Gardner 1945, Jung 1971, Moore 1984, Sepkoski 2002, Smith 1991 and Woodring 1982
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, Leopecten, Lepidopecten, Leptopecten, Lituyapecten, Loxochlamys, Lyriochlamys, Lyropecten, Lyssochlamys, Macrochlamis, Manupecten, Mclearniinae, Merklinia, Micronectes, Minnivola, Mirapecten, Nanaochlamys, Neithella, Nevadapecten, Nippononectes, 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: Chlamys (Nodipecten) caloosaensis Nodipecten arnoldi Nodipecten arthriticus Nodipecten articulosus Nodipecten atlanticola Nodipecten colinensis Nodipecten estrellanus Nodipecten macloskeyi Nodipecten magnificus Nodipecten nodosus Nodipecten subnodosus Nodipecten veatchii Nodipecten veracruzensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Colombia (1 collection), Dominica (1), Ecuador (2), Jordan (1), Kenya (1), Mexico (3), Portugal (3), United States (6: California, Florida)
• Pliocene of Colombia (2), the Dominican Republic (2), Ecuador (1), Jamaica (2), Mexico (14), Panama (1), United States (15: California, Florida, South Carolina), Venezuela (8)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (4)
• Miocene of Argentina (2), Colombia (1), Costa Rica (1), Cuba (1), the Dominican Republic (4), Grenada (7), Mexico (2), Panama (2), United States (19: California, Florida)
• Oligocene of Panama (1), United States (1: California)
Total: 109 collections including 117 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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