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Chlamys (Pethopecten)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pethopecten was named by Hertlein (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Maes]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Chlamys (Pethopecten) by Cox et al. (1969).

It was assigned to Chlamys by Cox et al. (1969); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Chlamys ambigua, Chlamys arachnoideus, Chlamys austriatus, Chlamys balatonicus, Chlamys bavarica, Chlamys broilii, Chlamys burlesonensis, Chlamys burnetti, Chlamys cawcawensis, Chlamys chathamensis, Chlamys cocoana, Chlamys compitum, Chlamys concinnatus, Chlamys coquimbensis, Chlamys cossmanni, Chlamys crocus, Chlamys decorata, Chlamys dewalquei, Chlamys discor, Chlamys discors, Chlamys falgeri, Chlamys fassaensis, Chlamys ferniensis, Chlamys flabellum, Chlamys glabra, Chlamys gracilisquamosa, Chlamys guerangeri, Chlamys hinnitiformis, Chlamys hopkinsi, Chlamys interpunctata, Chlamys jamensis, Chlamys jamviensis, Chlamys jinvalensis, Chlamys judaica, Chlamys laurae, Chlamys liveoakensis, Chlamys luciensis, Chlamys matapwaensis, Chlamys michellesmithi, Chlamys multiformis, Chlamys nicholsi, Chlamys nipponensis, Chlamys nipponensis, Chlamys paronai, Chlamys perrugosa, Chlamys pertinax, Chlamys proprius, Chlamys proximus, Chlamys riggsi, Chlamys s., Chlamys sakitoensis, Chlamys salamanca, Chlamys schroeteri, Chlamys scrabrellus, Chlamys senatrius, Chlamys septemplicatus, Chlamys simpsoni, Chlamys spinulosa, Chlamys subaequicostata, Chlamys subalternicostatus, Chlamys subarticulatus, Chlamys subequicostatus, Chlamys subliliemensis, Chlamys subtextoria, Chlamys subulatae, Chlamys subvacaensis, Chlamys tauroperstriata, Chlamys textroia, Chlamys townsendi, Chlamys transdanubialis, Chlamys tullbergi, Chlamys turomtchensis, Chlamys vaughani, Chlamys vaun, Chlamys vaunwythei, Chlamys venustula, Chlamys vidali, Chlamys viminea, Chlamys vodopadnyensis, Chlamys wahtubbeanus, Pecten bellhamellatus, Pecten nicholsi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Pethopecten Hertlein
1969Chlamys (Pethopecten) Cox et al. p. N360
2002Pethopecten Sepkoski

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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
genusChlamysRöding 1798
subgenusPethopecten(Hertlein 1936)

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.

Subg. †Chlamys (Pethopecten) Hertlein 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:06:05
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:19:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Oman Pethopecten emiratensis (1381)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Serbia and Montenegro Pethopecten szeremensis (1380)