Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae
Alternative combination: Pecten carboniferus
Synonym: Pecten hawni Geinitz 1866
Belongs to Acanthopecten according to N. D. Newell 1938
Sister taxa: Acanthopecten anshunensis, Acanthopecten bellosum, Acanthopecten carboniferous, Acanthopecten coloradoensis, Acanthopecten delawarensis, Acanthopecten equicostatus, Acanthopecten gaoanensis, Acanthopecten giganteus, Acanthopecten jaguelensis, Acanthopecten josephinae, Acanthopecten licharewi, Acanthopecten meeki, Acanthopecten onukii, Acanthopecten shenshuensis, Acanthopecten spinosus, Acanthopecten subgiganteus, Acanthopecten xizangensis, Acanthopecten ziphocostatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (1: Texas collection)
• Carboniferous of Belize (1), United States (8: Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, New Mexico, Ohio, Utah)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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