Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Pecten (Plagioctenium) purpuratus, Pecten purpuratus
Belongs to Argopecten according to A. M. Keen 1971
See also Hertlein 1925 and Jordan and Hertlein 1926
Sister taxa: Argopecten abietis, Argopecten ameleus, Argopecten anteamplicostata, Argopecten antonitaensis, Argopecten callidus, Argopecten crassiradiatus, Argopecten cristobalensis, Argopecten daideleus, Argopecten demiurgus, Argopecten deserti, Argopecten diminutivus, Argopecten eboreus yorkensis, Argopecten eccentricus, Argopecten ericellus, Argopecten evermanni, Argopecten gibbus, Argopecten gilbertharrisi, Argopecten gratus, Argopecten hakei, Argopecten inaequalis, Argopecten insuetus, Argopecten invalidus, Argopecten irradians, Argopecten levicostatus, Argopecten mendenhalli, Argopecten nerterus, Argopecten parathetidis, Argopecten percarus, Argopecten revellei, Argopecten subdolus, Argopecten sverdrupi, Argopecten thetidis, Argopecten uselmae, Argopecten venezualanus, Argopecten ventricosus, Argopecten woodringi, Chlamys (Argopecten) agronomica, Haumea inaequivalvis, Pecten (Plagioctenium) hallae, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) howei, Pecten (Plagioctenium) neahensis, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) reedsi, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) diprosopa, Pecten (Plagioctenium) operculiformis, Pecten (Plagioctenium) mendenhalli, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) mcguirti
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (8 collections), Peru (8)
• Pliocene of Chile (3), Mexico (1), United States (4: California)
Total: 24 collections including 25 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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