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Pernopecten attenuatus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae

Taxonomy
Entolium attenuatum was named by Herrick (1887). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Pernopecten attenuatus by Newell (1938), Hoare (1961).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. trevallynensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Entolium attenuatum Herrick p. 24 figs. pl. 1 f. 11
1938Pernopecten attenuatus Newell p. 113 figs. pl. 20 f. 4
1961Pernopecten attenuatus Hoare pp. 115-116 figs. pl. 15 f. 14

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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
familyEntoliidaeKorobkov 1960
genusPernopecten
speciesattenuatus()

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.

†Pernopecten attenuatus Herrick 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available