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Cyclopecten nanus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Taxonomy
Cyclopecten nanus was named by Verrill and Bush (1897). It is extant.

It was recombined as Similipecten nanus by Mikkelson and Bieler (2007).

Synonyms
  • Pecten aotus was named by Olsson (1922). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cyclopecten nanus by Waller (2011).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Cyclopecten nanus Verrill and Bush
1922Pecten aotus Olsson
2007Similipecten nanus Mikkelson and Bieler
2011Cyclopecten nanus Waller p. 17

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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)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEntolioideaTeppner 1922
familyPropeamussiidaeAbbott 1954
genusCyclopectenVerrill 1897
speciesnanusVerrill and Bush 1897

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.

Cyclopecten nanus Verrill and Bush 1897
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Invalid names: Cyclopecten aotus Olsson 1922 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-08-17 19:53:26
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:53:26
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Pecten aotus (134657 134667)