Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Pecten (Patinopecten) propatulus, Pecten propatulus
Belongs to Patinopecten according to E. J. Moore 1984
See also Arnold 1906, Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Moore 1963
Sister taxa: Patinopecten (Lituyapecten), Patinopecten (Patinopecten), Patinopecten bosei, Patinopecten brummeli, Patinopecten calaverasensis, Patinopecten caurinus, Patinopecten haywardensis, Patinopecten healeyi, Patinopecten lohri, Pecten (Patinopecten) duplex, Pecten (Patinopecten) yakatagensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (18: California, Oregon, Washington collections)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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