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Delectopecten

Delectopecten is a genus of bivalve molluscs within the family Pectinidae. There are currently 18 members of this genus, with around half found as fossils dating back to 66 MYA.

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Delectopecten
Temporal range:
Delectopecten fosterianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Delectopecten
R. B. Stewart, 1930
Type species
Pecten vancouverensis
Whiteaves, 1893
Synonyms
  • Palliorum R. B. Stewart, 1930
  • Pecten (R. B. Stewart, 1930)

Delectopecten is a genus of bivalve molluscs within the family Pectinidae.1 There are currently 18 members of this genus, with around half found as fossils dating back to 66 MYA.23

Species

  • Delectopecten alcocki (E. A. Smith, 1904)
  • Delectopecten alternilineatus (B. L. Clark, 1918)
  • Delectopecten crassistriatus Beu & Darragh, 2001
  • Delectopecten fosterianus (Powell, 1933)
  • Delectopecten gelatinosus (Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889)
  • Delectopecten harfordus (Davis, 1913)
  • Delectopecten lillisi (Hertlein, 1934)
  • Delectopecten macrocheiricola (Habe, 1951)
  • Delectopecten maddreni MacNeil, 1967
  • Delectopecten musorstomi Poutiers, 1981
  • Delectopecten neuquenensis del Río, Beu & Martínez, 2008
  • Delectopecten peckhami (Gabb, 1869)
  • Delectopecten pedroanus (J. B. Trask, 1856)
  • Delectopecten polyleptus (Dall, 1908)
  • Delectopecten sumensis (Moroz, 1972)
  • Delectopecten vancouverensis (Whiteaves, 1893)
  • Delectopecten vitreus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Delectopecten zacae (Hertlein, 1935)
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