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Decatopecten amiculum

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten amiculum was named by Philippi (1851). It is extant.

It was recombined as Decatopecten amiculum by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Pecten amiculum Philippi
1852Pecten flabelloides Reeve
1998Chlamys flabelloides Pervlester et al.
2008Decatopecten amiculum Hendy et al.

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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
genusDecatopectenSowerby 1839
speciesamiculum(Philippi 1851)

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.

Decatopecten amiculum Philippi 1851
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Invalid names: Pecten flabelloides Reeve 1852 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:02:01
Modified: 2010-02-16 06:48:49
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Calabrian or 20.44000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria Chlamys flabelloides (65161)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa Decatopecten amiculum (173265)