Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Parent taxon: Pectinidae according to S. E. Damborenea 2002
See also Aberhan 1998, Ros-Franch et al. 2014 and Scholz et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Altaipecten, Amusium, Amussiopecten, Antipecten, Argopecten, Athlopecten, Avichlamys, Batequeus, Bractechlamys, Camptonectes, Camptonectinae, Canadonectites, Chesapecten, Chlamydinae, Chlamys, Complicachlamys, Coralichlamys, Costamussium, Costellamussiopecten, Crenamussium, Cristatopecten, Decadopecten, Decatopecten, 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, Pecten (Syncyclonema), 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: Agerchlamys boellingi Agerchlamys inspecta Agerchlamys laosensis Agerchlamys proprius Agerchlamys subreticulatus Agerchlamys verticillus Agerchlamys wunschae
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Argentina (14 collections), Canada (12: British Columbia, Yukon), Chile (3), Germany (1), Mexico (4), the Russian Federation (1), United States (10: Nevada, Oregon)
• Triassic of Austria (27), Canada (1: British Columbia), the Russian Federation (2), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 76 collections including 77 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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