Cyclopecten lompicoensis Arnold 1906 (mud scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Alternative combination: Pecten (Pseudamusium) lompicoensis

Full reference: R. Arnold. 1906. Tertiary and Quaternary pectens of California. USGS Professional Paper 47:1-264

Belongs to Cyclopecten according to E. J. Moore 1984

See also Arnold 1906

Sister taxa: Cyclopecten (Cyclochlamys), Cyclopecten acuminatus, Cyclopecten almirantensis, Cyclopecten aupouria, Cyclopecten cocosensis, Cyclopecten compitum, Cyclopecten defuniak, Cyclopecten diktuotus, Cyclopecten duplicatus, Cyclopecten fenestratus, Cyclopecten guppyi, Cyclopecten horridus, Cyclopecten hoskynsi, Cyclopecten incongruus, Cyclopecten kapalae, Cyclopecten martinezensis, Cyclopecten nanus, Cyclopecten oligolepis, Cyclopecten pernomus, Cyclopecten powelli, Cyclopecten pustulosus, Cyclopecten thalassinus, Cyclopecten zalaya, Pecten (Cyclopecten) rotundatus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Lompico Creek, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in California

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lompico Creek

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