Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Pecten (Janira) bellus coalingaensis, Pecten (Pecten) coalingaensis, Pecten coalingensis
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1906. Tertiary and Quaternary pectens of California. USGS Professional Paper 47:1-264
Belongs to Oppenheimopecten according to E. J. Moore 1984
See also Arnold 1906, Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Nomland 1917
Sister taxa: Oppenheimopecten hartmanni, Oppenheimopecten juanensis, Oppenheimopecten sanctaecruzensis, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) cataractes, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) chazaliei, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) colpotus, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) cristatocostatus, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) josslingi, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) reliquus, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) turtoni, Philippia (Oppenheimopecten) subbenedictus
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (4: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (7: California)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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