†Acanthopecten Girty 1903 (clam)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1903. The Carboniferous formations and faunas of Colorado. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 16:7-546
Parent taxon: Acanthopectinidae according to N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd 1995
Sister taxa: Acanthopectinini, Costatoplicatinini, Lamnipectinini
Subtaxa: Acanthopecten bellosum, Acanthopecten carboniferus, Acanthopecten coloradoensis, Acanthopecten delawarensis, Acanthopecten gaoanensis, Acanthopecten giganteus, Acanthopecten jaguelensis, Acanthopecten josephinae, Acanthopecten licharewi, Acanthopecten meeki, Acanthopecten onukii, Acanthopecten shenshuensis, Acanthopecten spinosus, Acanthopecten ziphocostatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder