Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten (Pecten) merriami
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1906. Tertiary and Quaternary pectens of California. USGS Professional Paper 47:1-264
Belongs to Flabellipecten according to E. J. Moore 1984
See also Arnold 1906 and Grant, IV and Gale 1931
Sister taxa: Flabellipecten antiguensis, Flabellipecten beali, Flabellipecten bosei, Flabellipecten carrizoensis, Flabellipecten diegensis, Flabellipecten duplex, Flabellipecten duwelzi, Flabellipecten fraterculus, Flabellipecten hawleyi, Flabellipecten oblongus, Flabellipecten pyramidesensis, Flabellipecten refugioensis, Flabellipecten sericeus, Flabellipecten ugolinii, Pecten (Flabellipecten) sendanensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is San Felician Creek, which is in a Pliocene marine horizon in California
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at San Felician Creek
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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