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Argopecten levicostatus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten levicostatus was named by Toula (1909). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pecten (Chlamys) levicostatus by Olsson (1922); it was recombined as Argopecten levicostatus by Woodring (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Chlamys concinnatus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Pecten levicostatus Toula p. 713 figs. pl. 26, figs. 4-6
1911Pecten levicostatus Brown and Pilsbry p. 365
1922Pecten (Chlamys) levicostatus Olsson p. 199
1927Pecten circularis cornellanus Hodson and Hodson p. 26 figs. pl. 14, fig. 2
1960Pecten circularis cornellanus Barrios p. 239
1982Argopecten levicostatus Woodring p. 596

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusArgopectenMonterosato 1889
specieslevicostatus(Toula 1909)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Invalid names: Pecten cornellanus Hodson and Hodson 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 04:58:21
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:17:48
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 28.40000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Costa Rica Argopecten levicostatus (77791)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Venezuela (Falcon) Argopecten levicostatus (61041)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama (Bocas del Toro) Argopecten levicostatus (135818)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Argopecten levicostatus (93052 93053 93054 93176 93224) Pecten levicostatus (134661)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Argopecten levicostatus (145253 145254 145255 145281 145337)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela (Falcon) Argopecten levicostatus (61024 61026 61029 61043)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela Argopecten levicostatus (96488)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Argopecten levicostatus (61027) Pecten circularis (61039 61040)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Argopecten levicostatus (60690 61182)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Argopecten levicostatus (60802)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia Pecten levicostatus (97681)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Portugal Argopecten levicostatus (152330)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Pecten levicostatus (134675)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Pecten levicostatus (134676)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama Pecten levicostatus (134663)