Patinopecten caurinus Gould 1850 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Amusium caurinum, Pecten (Patinopecten) caurinus, Pecten caurinus

Synonyms: Pecten meekii Conrad 1856, Pecten oregonensis Howe 1922

Belongs to Patinopecten according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Arnold 1903, Arnold 1906, Coan et al. 2000, Conrad 1856, Cooper 1888, Faustman 1964, Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Moore 1984

Sister taxa: Patinopecten (Lituyapecten), Patinopecten (Patinopecten), Patinopecten bosei, Patinopecten brummeli, Patinopecten calaverasensis, Patinopecten haywardensis, Patinopecten healeyi, Patinopecten lohri, Patinopecten propatulus, Pecten (Patinopecten) duplex, Pecten (Patinopecten) yakatagensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (36: California, Oregon collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (4: California, Oregon)

• Pliocene of United States (5: Alaska, California, Washington)

Total: 45 collections each including a single occurrence

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