Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten (Lyropecten) estrellanus catalinae
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1906. Tertiary and Quaternary pectens of California. USGS Professional Paper 47:1-264
Belongs to Lyropecten according to R. L. Squires et al. 2006
See also Arnold 1906, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Moore 1984 and Smith 1991
Sister taxa: Chlamys (Lyropecten) duncanensis, Chlamys (Lyropecten) ernestsmithi, Chlamys (Lyropecten) menthifontis, Chlamys (Lyropecten) planicosta, 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, Lyropecten vaughani
Type specimen: LSJU 30, a valve (a right valve of a young adult)
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (27: California collections)
Total: 27 collections including 28 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.