Delectopecten

<i>Delectopecten</i>

Delectopecten

Genus of molluscs

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.[2][3]

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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)

References

  1. [1]
    "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Delectopecten R. B. Stewart, 1930". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  2. [2]
    "Delectopecten Stewart 1930 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  3. [3]
    "Fossilworks: Delectopecten". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
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