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Pecten maxima

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Ostrea maxima Linnaeus
1776Pecten maxima Müller
1850Pecten maximus Wood p. 22
2001Pecten maxima Dijkstra and Kilburn p. 285
2004Pecten maxima Spencer et al.

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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
speciesmaxima()

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 maxima Linnaeus 1758
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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 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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Pecten maximus (84755 84763 84795)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Pecten maximus (84759 84798 84819)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain Pecten maximus (128383)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Morocco Pecten maximus (127624)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Ireland Pecten maximus (178118)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Greece Pecten maximus (88773)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Spain Pecten maximus (76577 96706)