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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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