Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Chlamys (Aequipecten) comparilis, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) comparilis, Pecten (Chlamys) comparilis, Pecten comparilis, Pecten eboreus comparilis
Belongs to Aequipecten according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also DuBar 1958, Gardner 1943 and Olsson and Harbison 1953
Sister taxa: Aequipecten (Aequipecten), Aequipecten bierringi, Aequipecten commutatus, Aequipecten decorus, Aequipecten florida, Aequipecten macrotis, Aequipecten malvinae, Aequipecten opercularis, Aequipecten paranensis, Aequipecten radians, Aequipecten suwaneensis, Aequipecten tehuelchus, Aequipecten trigintaradiata, Aequipecten wagenaari, Chlamys (Aequipecten) chickaria, Chlamys (Aequipecten) cocoanus, Chlamys (Aequipecten) durchanaensis, Chlamys (Aequipecten) gainestownensis, Chlamys (Aequipecten) glendonensis, Chlamys (Aequipecten) redwoodensis, Chlamys (Aequipecten) subtripartita, Chlamys (Aequipecten) thunensis, Chlamys (Aequipecten) waynensis, Lyropecten (Aequipecten) acuteplicatus, Lyropecten (Aequipecten) arlesiensis, Lyropecten (Aequipecten) campaniensis, Lyropecten (Aequipecten) ternatus, Lyropecten (Aequipecten) walleri, Pecten (Aequipecten) hallae, Pecten (Aequipecten) palmeri, Pecten (Aequipecten) praevalidus, Pecten (Aequipecten) preglyptus, Pecten (Aequipecten) seinaamensis, Pecten (Aequipecten) subserraticosta
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (5: Florida collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (6: Florida)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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