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Palaeopecten radvani

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Leiopectinidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopecten radvani was named by Kříž (2008). Its type specimen is JK 11703, a shell (left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Section No. 942, Liščí;í Quarry near Amerika gamekeepers lodge, Karlštejn, which is in a Gorstian carbonate limestone in Czechia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Palaeopecten radvani Kříž pp. 254 – 255 fig. 6I–M

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeiopectinoideaKrasilova 1959
familyLeiopectinidaeKrasilova 1959
genusPalaeopecten
speciesradvani

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.

Palaeopecten radvani Kříž 2008
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Kříž 2008Dorso-ventrally elongated Palaeopecten with relatively large shells and irregular growth bands and furrows in combination with slightly more prominent, irregular wide radial ribs or folds and short auricular buttresses in the more convex left valve. Right valve flat or a little inflated, only with growth sculpture, and with short auricular buttresses.