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Radulopecten vagans

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten vagans was named by Sowerby (1826). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Chlamys (Radulopecten) vagans by Cox and Arkell (1948); it was recombined as Radulopecten vagans by Lazar (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Pecten vagans Sowerby
1948Chlamys (Radulopecten) vagans Cox and Arkell
2005Radulopecten vagans Lazar

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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
genusRadulopectenRollier 1911
speciesvagans(Sowerby 1826)

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.

Radulopecten vagans Sowerby 1826
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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 Bajocian to the top of the Oxfordian or 170.30000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic174.1 - 163.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Chlamys vagans (204057 204067)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian171.6 - 164.7France Radulopecten vagans (9138)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Romania Radulopecten vagans (122236 122238 122241 122242)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Serbia and Montenegro Radulopecten vagans (132950 132951)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Radulopecten vagans (36553)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France Chlamys vagans (38738)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Champagne-Ardenne) Chlamys vagans (96155 96182 96186 96187)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Picardie) Chlamys vagans (96147 96150)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Champagne-Ardenne) Chlamys vagans (96180)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Picardie) Chlamys vagans (96146 96152 96153 96158 96159 96163 96170)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) Pecten vagans (47363)