Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative spellings: Pecten (Patinopecten), Platinopecten
Synonyms: Blackenhornia Teppner 1902, Lohripecten Kafanov 1992
Parent taxon: Fortipectinini according to E. V. Coan et al. 2000
See also Addicott 1974, Arnold 1906, Durham 1944, Faustman 1964, Masuda 1971, Moore 1984, Ogasawara et al. 1985, Oldroyd 1925 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Fortipectinina, Mizuhopecten, Patinopectinina
Subtaxa: Patinopecten (Lituyapecten) Patinopecten (Patinopecten) Patinopecten bosei Patinopecten brummeli Patinopecten calaverasensis Patinopecten caurinus Patinopecten haywardensis Patinopecten healeyi Patinopecten lohri Patinopecten propatulus Pecten (Patinopecten) duplex Pecten (Patinopecten) yakatagensis
Type: Pecten caurinus
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (51: California, Oregon collections)
• Blancan of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (10: California, Oregon)
• Pliocene of Japan (1), Mexico (9), United States (54: Alaska, California, Washington)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (7: California)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), Belgium (1), Canada (1: British Columbia), Germany (1), Japan (2), United States (23: Alaska, California, Oregon)
• Oligocene of United States (3: Alabama, Alaska)
Total: 165 collections including 171 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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