Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Full reference: T. R. Waller. 2011. Neogene Paleontology of the Northern Dominican Republic. 24. Propeamussidae and Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea) of the Cibao Valley. Bulletins of American Paleontology (381)1-198
Parent taxon: Decatopectinini according to T. R. Waller 2011
Sister taxa: Anguipecten, Glorichlamys, Gloripallium, Juxtamusium
Subtaxa: Antillipecten alumensis Antillipecten anguillensis Antillipecten antillarum Antillipecten cercadicus Antillipecten flintensis Antillipecten guanicus Antillipecten janicoensis Antillipecten microlineatus Antillipecten quemadosensis Antillipecten reynali Antillipecten vaun Antillipecten willobianus
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida collections)
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (4), Jamaica (4)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (2)
• Miocene of Anguilla (2), Cuba (1), the Dominican Republic (3), Haiti (1), United States (3: Florida), Venezuela (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (2), Puerto Rico (1), United States (6: Florida)
Total: 33 collections including 34 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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