Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Chlamys (Lyropecten) cerrosensis, Nodipecten cerrosensis, Pecten (Lyropecten) cerrosensis, Pecten (Lyropecten) estrellanus cerrosensis, Pecten (Plagioctenium) cerrosensis, Pecten cerrosensis
Synonym: Pecten (Lyropecten) ashleyi Arnold 1906
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1866. Section I. Tertiary Invertebrate Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 1-38
Belongs to Lyropecten according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Arnold 1906, Gabb 1866, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Hertlein 1925, Hertlein and Grant 1972, Jordan and Hertlein 1926, Moore 1984, Smith 1991, Waller 2007, Woodring 1938 and Woodring and Bramlette 1950
Sister taxa: Chlamys (Lyropecten) duncanensis, Chlamys (Lyropecten) ernestsmithi, Chlamys (Lyropecten) menthifontis, Chlamys (Lyropecten) planicosta, Lyropecten catalinae, Lyropecten condylomatus, Lyropecten crassicardo, Lyropecten denaius, Lyropecten dumblei, Lyropecten gallegosi, Lyropecten laekeniensis, Lyropecten miguelensis, Lyropecten modulatus, Lyropecten pittieri, Lyropecten pretiosus, Lyropecten septemplicatus, Lyropecten tamiamiensis, Lyropecten terminus, Lyropecten tiburonensis, Lyropecten vaughani
Type specimens:
- Lyropecten cerrosensis: UCMP 32669, a shell (a large two-valved individual)
- Pecten (Lyropecten) ashleyi: Its type locality is Cerros Island, which is in a Pliocene marine horizon in Mexico.
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (6: California collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (3: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (8), United States (15: California)
• Miocene of United States (3: California)
Total: 35 collections including 41 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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