Argopecten abietis Jordan and Hertlein 1926 (calico scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Aequipecten abietis, Chlamys (Argopecten) abietis, Pecten (Plagioctenium) abietis

Belongs to Argopecten according to S. A. Quiroz-Barroso and M.C. Perrilliat 1989

See also Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012, Durham 1950, Hertlein 1966 and Moore 1984

Sister taxa: 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 purpuratus, Argopecten revellei, Argopecten subdolus, Argopecten sverdrupi, Argopecten thetidis, Argopecten uselmae, Argopecten venezualanus, Argopecten ventricosus, Argopecten woodringi, Chlamys (Argopecten) agronomica, Haumea inaequivalvis, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) mcguirti, Pecten (Plagioctenium) hallae, Pecten (Plagioctenium) mendenhalli, Pecten (Plagioctenium) neahensis, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) reedsi, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) howei, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) diprosopa, Pecten (Plagioctenium) operculiformis

Subtaxa: Argopecten abietis abbotti

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Mexico (20 collections)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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