Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Leptopecten pabloensis, Pecten (Aequipecten) pabloensis, Pecten (Chlamys) pabloensis, Pecten (Plagioctenium) pabloensis, Pecten pabloensis
Belongs to Pacipecten according to E. J. Moore 1984
See also Arnold 1906, Clark 1915 and Grant, IV and Gale 1931
Sister taxa: Leptopecten (Leptopecten), Leptopecten auroraensis, Leptopecten bavayi, Leptopecten camerella, Leptopecten ecnomius, Leptopecten latiauratus, Leptopecten olgensis, Leptopecten thompsoni, Leptopecten tumbezensis, Pecten (Leptopecten) praevalidus, Pacipecten andersoni, Pacipecten discus, Pacipecten tolmani, Pacipecten linki, Pacipecten weaveri, Pacipecten bilineatus
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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