Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten (Lyropecten) vaughani
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1906. Tertiary and Quaternary pectens of California. USGS Professional Paper 47:1-264
Belongs to Lyropecten according to J. T. Smith 1991
See also Arnold 1906, Loel and Corey 1932 and Moore 1984
Sister taxa: Chlamys (Lyropecten) duncanensis, Chlamys (Lyropecten) ernestsmithi, Chlamys (Lyropecten) menthifontis, Chlamys (Lyropecten) planicosta, Lyropecten catalinae, Lyropecten cerrosensis, Lyropecten condylomatus, Lyropecten crassicardo, Lyropecten denaius, Lyropecten dumblei, Lyropecten gallegosi, Lyropecten laekeniensis, Lyropecten miguelensis, Lyropecten modulatus, Lyropecten pittieri, Lyropecten pretiosus, Lyropecten septemplicatus, Lyropecten tamiamiensis, Lyropecten terminus, Lyropecten tiburonensis
Subtaxa: Pecten (Lyropecten) vaughani emigdioensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ojai Valley, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in California
Distribution: found only at Ojai Valley
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