Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 142011
Synonyms: Hemipectininae Habe 1977 (no. 382317), Pseudamussiinae Nordsieck 1969 (no. 382508)
Parent taxon: Pectinidae according to A. Beu and M. Taviani 2013
Sister taxa: Agerchlamys, Altaipecten, Amusium, Amussiopecten, Argopecten, Athlopecten, Avichlamys, Batequeus, Bractechlamys, Camptonectes, Camptonectinae, Canadonectites, Chesapecten, Chlamydinae, Chlamys, Complicachlamys, Coralichlamys, Costamussium, Costellamussiopecten, Crenamussium, Cristatopecten, Decadopecten, Decatopecten, Dimarzipecten, Eopecten, Euvola, Excellichlamys, Flabellipecten, Flexopecten, Fortipecten, Gigantopecten, Giraliapecten, Granulochlamys, Hunanonectes, Indopecten, Janupecten, Jorgechlamys, Korobkovia, Kotorapecten, Leopecten, Lepidopecten, Leptopecten, Loxochlamys, Lyriochlamys, Lyropecten, Macrochlamis, Manupecten, Mclearniinae, Merklinia, Micronectes, Minnivola, Mirapecten, Nanaochlamys, Neithea, Nevadapecten, Nippononectes, Nodipecten, Ochotochlamys, Pascahinnites, Pectininae, Pedinae, Periclaraia, Philippia, Placopecten, Pleuronectites, Praechlamys, Prohinnites, Pseudopecten, Pseudopectininae, Radiopecten, Radulonectites, Radulopecten, Rebeccapecten, Sectipecten, Serratovola, Spathochlamys, Spondylopecten, Stralopecten, Tosapecten, Vertipecten, Volachlamys, Weylinae, Yabepecten
Subtaxa: Adamussiini, Dhondtichlamys, Eburneopectinini, Hemipecten, Lissochlamys, Mesopeplini, Palliolini, Palliolum, Pseudamussium, Pseudentoliini, Serripectinini
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder