Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Alternative combination: Pecten (Cyclopecten) pernomus
Synonym: Pecten (Cyclopecten) rotundatus Dall 1908 [replaced name]
Belongs to Cyclopecten according to E. J. Moore 1984
See also Hertlein and Grant 1972
Sister taxa: Cyclopecten (Cyclochlamys), Cyclopecten (Pectinella), 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 lompicoensis, Cyclopecten martinezensis, Cyclopecten nanus, Cyclopecten oligolepis, Cyclopecten powelli, Cyclopecten pustulosus, Cyclopecten thalassinus, Cyclopecten zalaya, Pecten (Cyclopecten) rotundatus
Type specimens:
- Cyclopecten pernomus: USNM 110708
- Pecten (Cyclopecten) rotundatus:
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at LACMIP loc. 305C, south of Tia Juana River (Pliocene of California)
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