Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten (Pseudamusium) lillisi
Full reference: L. G. Hertlein. 1934. New oysters and a new Pecten from the Tertiary of California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 33(1):1-6
Belongs to Delectopecten according to E. J. Moore 1984
See also Hertlein 1934
Sister taxa: Delectopecten alternilineatus, Delectopecten crassistriatus, Delectopecten harfordus, Delectopecten maddreni, Delectopecten musorstomi, Delectopecten neuquenensis, Delectopecten peckhami, Delectopecten pedroanus, Delectopecten randolphi, Delectopecten terryi, Delectopecten vancouverensis, Delectopecten vitreus, Palliolum (Delectopecten) antillarum
Type specimen: CAS 6062, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Eocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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