Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Chesapecten (Chesapecten) coccymelus, Pecten (Chlamys) coccymelus
Belongs to Chesapecten according to L. W. Ward 1998
See also Gibson 1987, Glenn 1904, Ward 1992 and Ward and Blackwelder 1975
Sister taxa: Chesapecten (Chesapecten), Chesapecten (Christinapecten), Chesapecten jeffersonius, Chesapecten madisonius, Chesapecten middlesexensis, Chesapecten patagonensis, Chesapecten santamaria, Chesapecten sayanus, Chesapecten skiptonensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: Virginia collection)
• Miocene of United States (5: Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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