Bivalvia - Pectinida

Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1864. Section 1. Description of the Carboniferous fossils. Palaeontology of California 1:3-16

Parent taxon: Aviculopectinoidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Deltopectinidae, Limatulinidae

Subtaxa: Aviculopecten, Aviculopectininae, Chaenocardiinae, Clavicosta, Crenipecten, Echiniferipectininae, Euchondriinae, Fasciculiconcha, Hayasakapectininae, Imoella, Marinopecten, Neopecten, Paradoxipecten, Primahinnites, Spyridopectininae

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Type: Aviculopecten

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder