original description
Bayer, F. M. (1943). Observations on marine mollusca, with descriptions of new species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 56(4): 109-115, pl. 12, figs. 7-8, pl. 14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520220
page(s): 110-111, pl. 14, figs. 30-32 [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy
Dijkstra, H. H. (1996). Notes on taxonomy and nomenclature of Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) 2. On the identity of <i>Pecten pulchellus</i> Reeve, 1853. <em>Basteria.</em> (60): 41-44., available online at https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/597085 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality "Gulf of Mexico, off the region of Saint Marks, Florida, in about twenty fathoms" [details]