Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Full reference: T. R. Waller. 2011. Neogene Paleontology of the Northern Dominican Republic. 24. Propeamussidae and Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea) of the Cibao Valley. Bulletins of American Paleontology (381)1-198

Belongs to Cyclopecten according to T. R. Waller 2011

Sister taxa: Cyclopecten almirantensis, Cyclopecten aupouria, Cyclopecten cocosensis, Cyclopecten compitum, Cyclopecten defuniak, Cyclopecten diktuotus, Cyclopecten fenestratus, Cyclopecten guppyi, Cyclopecten horridus, Cyclopecten hoskynsi, Cyclopecten kapalae, Cyclopecten nanus, Cyclopecten oligolepis, Cyclopecten powelli, Cyclopecten pustulosus, Cyclopecten thalassinus, Cyclopecten zalaya

Type specimen: NMB G17491, a partial shell. Its type locality is NMB Loc. 15829 - Rio Gurabo [Mao Fm], which is in a Zanclean offshore limestone/siliciclastic in the Mao Formation of the Dominican Republic.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore