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Cyclopecten almirantensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Pseudamussium) almirantensis was named by Olsson (1922). Its type specimen is PRI 21160, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cyclopecten almirantensis by Waller (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Pecten (Pseudamussium) almirantensis Olsson figs. pl. 18, fig. 16
2011Cyclopecten almirantensis Waller p. 24

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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
speciesalmirantensis()

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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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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available