Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Synonyms: Comptopallium Iredale 1939, Pallium Schumacher 1817, Pecten (Pallium) Schumacher 1817

Parent taxon: Pectinidae according to G. Rosenberg et al. 2006

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Jensen 1996, Kafanov et al. 2001, Kiessling 2009, Ladd and Hoffmeister 1945, Lamprell and Whitehead 1992 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Agerchlamys, Altaipecten, Amusium, Amussiopecten, Antipecten, Argopecten, Athlopecten, Avichlamys, Batequeus, Bractechlamys, Camptonectes, Camptonectinae, Canadonectites, Chesapecten, Chlamydinae, Chlamys, Complicachlamys, Coralichlamys, Costamussium, Costellamussiopecten, Crenamussium, Cristatopecten, Decadopecten, Dimarzipecten, Eopecten, Euvola, Excellichlamys, Flabellipecten, Flexopecten, Fortipecten, Gigantopecten, Giraliapecten, Granulochlamys, Hinnites, Hunanonectes, Indopecten, Iranopecten, Janupecten, Jorgechlamys, Korobkovia, Kotorapecten, Leopecten, Lepidopecten, Leptopecten, Lituyapecten, Loxochlamys, Lyriochlamys, Lyropecten, Lyssochlamys, Macrochlamis, Manupecten, Mclearniinae, Merklinia, Micronectes, Minnivola, Mirapecten, Nanaochlamys, Neithella, Nevadapecten, Nippononectes, Nodipecten, Ochotochlamys, Palliolinae, Pascahinnites, Pectininae, Pedinae, Periclaraia, Philippia, Placopecten, Pleuronectites, Praechlamys, Prohinnites, Pseudopecten, Pseudopectininae, Radiopecten, Radulonectites, Radulopecten, Rebeccapecten, Sectipecten, Serratovola, Spathochlamys, Spondylopecten, Stralopecten, Tosapecten, Ventalium, Vertipecten, Volachlamys, Weylinae, Yabepecten

Subtaxa: Comptopallium radula Decatopecten (Sinectenolium) Decatopecten amiculum Decatopecten plica Decatopecten radula

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Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

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