Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Pecten (Lyropecten) estrellanus terminus, Pecten estrellanus terminus, Pecten terminus
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, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Moore 1984, Nomland 1916 and Nomland 1917
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 tiburonensis, Lyropecten vaughani
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (8: California collections)
• Miocene of United States (18: California)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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