Delectopecten

Delectopecten Temporal range: 66.043–Recent  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Delectopecten fosterianus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Pectinida
Family:	Pectinidae
Genus:	Delectopecten R. B. Stewart, 1930
Type species
Pecten vancouverensis Whiteaves, 1893
Synonyms
PalliorumR. 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. ^{[2] [3]}

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