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Pecten subalternans

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Pecten moniliferus Braun p. 72 figs. Pl 7, fig 4
1841Pecten alternans Münster p. 71 figs. Pl 6, fig 25
1849Pecten subalternans d'Orbigny p. 202
1865Pecten subalternans Laube p. 69 figs. Pl 20, fig 4
1889Pecten subalternans von Wöhrmann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
subfamilyPectininaeWilkes 1810
genusPecten
speciessubalternansd'Orbigny 1849

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.

Pecten subalternans d'Orbigny 1849
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Invalid names: Pecten alternans Münster 1841 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2004-10-20 00:25:14
Modified: 2004-10-20 02:25:14
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Trentino) Pecten subalternans (44953)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria Pecten subalternans (206040)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria (Tyrol) Pecten subalternans (202331)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (South Tyrol) Pecten subalternans (205149)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany Pecten subalternans (206011)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Pecten alternans, Pecten moniliferus (137429) Pecten subalternans (144634)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Austria (Tyrol) Pecten subalternans (203207)